【Text by Observer Net, Zhang Jingjuan】 Three months ago, the US President Trump and the entrepreneur and former "Department of Government Efficiency" head Musk were exchanging verbal attacks on social media. Now, they are shaking hands and having a conversation in public.

According to The New York Times, on the evening of September 21st, the two were seen together at an event commemorating conservative activist Kirk (Charlie Kirk). This is their first public interaction since their falling out in June this year.

The TV footage captured a key scene at the event: just as US Defense Secretary Hegseth was about to take the stage, Musk approached Trump and sat in the empty seat beside him. They immediately shook hands and started a lively conversation. Throughout the interaction, there was no sign of the previous tension.

Trump and Musk attending Kirk's memorial event, screenshot from video

Musk was once a staunch ally of Trump, spending nearly $300 million to help Trump win the election. After joining the "Department of Government Efficiency", he was responsible for overseeing bureaucratic corruption and reducing national debt, until he left in May this year.

After Musk continuously criticized the "Big Tech" bill, calling it "disgusting," the two began a fierce "verbal battle." However, this relationship has repeatedly oscillated between open confrontations and awkward flattery.

Musk revealed on social media that Trump appeared in the Epstein case files, saying, "This is the real reason it hasn't been made public." Although he later deleted the post, it sparked a series of subsequent disputes around the Epstein case, which enraged Trump.

Trump once said he considered expelling Musk from the country and threatened to terminate the federal contracts and subsidies received by Musk's companies, claiming it was the simplest way to save billions of dollars in our budget.

However, when Tesla's stock plummeted in late July, Trump posted on his social platform "Truth Social," expressing hope that Musk's company and all American businesses would thrive.

This month, Trump held a rare dinner at the White House for a group of major American technology companies, but Musk was not present. Regarding the reason for his absence, Musk explained on his social platform that he had been invited to the dinner but could not attend, and sent someone to represent him.

Musk posted a photo of the two of them together on his social platform X

The report stated that at the commemoration event on the 21st, the two reconciled.

Kirk, who had always been optimistic about the relationship between the two, said in an interview this summer, "I know both of them well. I think they will eventually reconcile. I believe they will be stronger together."

On Sunday night, Musk posted a picture of himself with Trump on his social platform and wrote, "Dedicated to Charlie." Behind this brief text lies the implication of this reconciliation as a tribute to the deceased, seemingly marking a temporary end to this brief conflict.

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