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Trump calls falling out with Musk ‘a stupid moment’ in Musk’s life

Trump calls falling out with Musk ‘a stupid moment’ in Musk’s life
  • President Donald Trump stated he suspects he will “always like” Elon Musk, despite their public disagreements.
  • Trump described their previous falling out as a “stupid moment” in Musk's life, but still considers him a “nice guy” and “very capable”.
  • The two were recently seen together at Charlie Kirk's memorial, where Musk posted a picture with Trump captioned “For Charlie”.
  • Their working relationship previously deteriorated over Trump's Big, Beautiful Bill, leading to accusations from Trump about Musk's alleged drug use and Musk claiming Trump was in the Epstein files.
  • Musk had been a significant ally, donating substantially to Trump's campaign and heading the Department of Government Efficiency, before their feud escalated and later saw a brief reconciliation.
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