'Oh it's okay' Trump says of Musk political marriage meltdown
White House aides have, according to the outlet, also scheduled a call with Musk on Friday in the hope of defusing the situation.
In this photo illustration, social media posts by U.S. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are displayed on a smartphone on 5 June 2025 in San Anselmo, California. U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to revoke government contracts from Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk as a public feud escalates over Musk's criticism of the Trump administration's policies. Picture: AFP
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said "Oh it's okay," when asked about his very public breakup with former ally and donor Elon Musk, POLITICO reported.
White House aides have, according to the outlet, also scheduled a call with Musk on Friday in the hope of defusing the situation.
Trump and Musk's unlikely political marriage exploded in a fiery public divorce Thursday, with the US president threatening to strip the billionaire of his huge government contracts.
Trump said in a televised Oval Office diatribe that he was "very disappointed" after his former aide and top donor criticized his "big, beautiful" spending bill before Congress.
The pair traded insults over social media, with Musk -- who was Trump's biggest campaign donor to the tune of $300 million -- claiming the Republican would not have won the 2024 election without his support.
But Trump played down the feud during his brief interview with POLITICO on Thursday.
"It's going very well, never done better," Trump told POLITICO before going on to tout his favorability ratings.
The row could have major political and economic fallout, as shares in Musk's Tesla car company plunged and the South African-born tech tycoon vowed that he would end a critical US spaceship program.