Donald Trump reveals his thoughts on meeting Elon Musk at Charlie Kirk's funeral months after their feud
GLENDALE, ARIZONA: Donald Trump has commented on his chat with Elon Musk, after the two were seen sharing a moment for the first time since their feud, during the memorial service of Charlie Kirk on September 21 at the State Farm Stadium.
Donald Trump's thoughts on meeting Elon Musk
Following the event, Trump met reporters for a brief time. When asked about the rumor that Charlie brought Trump and Musk together, he said that he had met Musk, greeted him, and had a little conversation.
"We had a very good relationship, but it was nice that he came over,” he added.
Trump and Elon Musk seen in unusual sight at Charlie Kirk memorial
During the funeral service of Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium, where tens of thousands flocked in to pay tribute to the conservative activist, Trump was seen sitting together with a friend and UFC Boss, Dana White, behind the bulletproof glass.
Musk, a vocal supporter of Kirk, was then seen taking up a seat next to Trump while being engaged in a conversation with White.
Trump was very quick to turn around and say hello to Musk. None of them appeared shocked at seeing each other, despite it being the first time they met in months in front of the cameras.
Trump was seen offering a handshake while Musk happily accepted the president’s kind gesture.
Feud between two of world's most powerful men Trump and Elon Musk
Trump's fallout with Musk, which made huge headlines, started with the president's new budget law in June.
According to Musk, the “Big, Beautiful, Bill,” which Trump signed into law on July 4, would bankrupt the nation.
Taking to X, the platform owned by Musk himself, he tweeted, “This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination.
"Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it. It will massively increase the already gigantic budget deficit to $2.5 trillion and burden American citizens with crushingly unsustainable debt. Congress is making America bankrupt.”
Trump even went to the extent of abusing Musk.
Their feud escalated from here, with Trump going on to call him “a big-time drug addict”, saying in phone calls that Musk relies on ketamine.
Musk further commented on Trump’s links to Jeffrey Epstein, claiming that officials have extra information about Trump’s involvement in the Epstein files, which he quickly deleted.
This led to a massive public outburst, with Musk calling to impeach Trump over the allegation. Musk even suggested that he would create his own political party to compete with Trump.
Responding to this, Trump took to the Truth Social platform, saying that Musk had gone “completely off the rails”. However, Musk later admitted that some of his comments went “too far”.
Trump and Elon Musk's close alliance months before their fallout
Months before their fallout, Trump and Musk had grown close, especially since Musk’s contribution to the latter’s 2024 presidential victory.
Musk was later appointed as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency, whose task is to find federal budget cuts.
