Sean Hannity tries to downplay Trump and Elon Musk's bitter feud: 'They’ll become friends again'

WASHINGTON, DC: Fox News host Sean Hannity downplayed the explosive feud between Elon Musk and President Donald Trump on Thursday, June 5.

This comes after Musk publicly accused Trump of appearing in the Jeffrey Epstein files and even called for his impeachment. Hannity took to the airwaves to downplay the clash.

In a bid to deflect attention from Trump’s alleged Epstein ties, Hannity pivoted to president Bill Clinton, questioning his own connection to the disgraced financier.

Sean Hannity addresses the escalation between Elon Musk and Donald Trump 

During Thursday night’s broadcast of Hannity on Fox News, host Sean Hannity addressed the escalating fallout between Elon Musk and President Donald Trump.

Urging the two to reconcile, Hannity referred to them as once “best friends” and expressed hope that they would eventually mend their fractured relationship, the Daily Beast reported.

“It got personal,” Hannity admitted. “Still despite all the bad blood, I’m going to make a bold prediction. I could be wrong. I think that Donald Trump and Elon Musk, they’ll work it out eventually, they’ll become friends again.”

He added, “These are two very talented individuals. Frankly, they don’t need each other to be successful, but I do hope they work it out and set an example for the rest of the country.”

Hannity suggested the rift was largely driven by Musk’s frustration with Trump’s latest spending bill, which proposes cuts to government support for electric vehicles.

The feud intensified earlier in the week when Musk blasted Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” as a “disgusting abomination,” criticizing the trillions it would add to the national debt.

In response, Trump posted on Truth Social, claiming Musk “just went CRAZY” after losing his “EV Mandate.” Hannity commented on the situation, saying, “I can certainly understand why Elon, you know, wants that in the ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill.’ Pretty obvious, pretty apparent, understandable difference.”

Turning to the controversial Epstein allegations, Hannity defended Trump, stating he was “one of the first people to realize just how horrible Epstein really was” and had severed ties with him two decades ago. To deflect from the attention on Trump, Hannity then referenced former President Bill Clinton, who also had known associations with Epstein. 

“Is he in those files?” Hannity asked, before adding, “I haven’t seen them, but if I was a betting man, I know where I’d put my money.”

He continued, “Now if by some, you know, chance that Bill Clinton is in there, I wonder if he kicked Epstein out of his life as publicly as Donald Trump did.”

Sean Hannity's remarks on Elon Musk and Donald Trump spark discussion online

As the video of Sean Hannity addressing the escalating feud between Elon Musk and Donald Trump went viral, internet users quickly took to social media to share their reactions. 

One user questioned on X, "Why isn’t Hannity calling on Trump to release the Epstein files to clear his name?" 

A commenter said, "Hannity, you better hope there’s no such thing as hell."

One person wrote, "Ain’t no way ain’t no way 😂😂😂😂😂."

An X user added, "Seeing Sean scramble like the fool he is trying to defend that monster will never not be satisfying."

Another person shared, "Trump is gonna tweet again tonight."

One person called it "trouble in paradise!😭."

One individual wrote, "This won't end well for Hannity."

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