Recently, the "play" of the total breakdown from verbal sparring between US President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has attracted widespread attention from the international community. However, recently, both seem to have sent signals of easing relations.
On local time on the 9th, a journalist asked Trump, "Do you plan to call him (Musk) recently?"
Trump replied, "Actually, I haven't really thought about it. I think he would want to talk to me. That's what I think, but maybe he has already called. You have to ask him if he has already made the call, but I have no problem with it. I don't want to say this, but you know, I think he would want to talk to me."
Since Musk left the "Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)" in late May, his relationship with Trump has plummeted. Recently, Musk has been fiercely criticizing the Republican-proposed "Big and Beautiful" bill, questioning its aim to cut taxes and welfare benefits, which he believes will increase the federal deficit.
Soon after, the two engaged in a war of words on social media. On the 5th, Trump publicly expressed his disappointment with Musk, posting three consecutive posts on social media condemning Musk for going "crazy" over electric vehicle businesses, and threatening to terminate all government contracts with Musk's enterprises. Musk retaliated by posting that Trump's name appeared in the Epstein files, criticizing Trump's tariff policies for "triggering an economic recession in the U.S.," and even threatening to retire NASA's "Dragon" spacecraft.
On June 7th local time, Trump accepted an interview with NBC. When asked if he thought his relationship with Musk was over, Trump replied, "Yes, I think so." He also mentioned that he had no plans to call Musk recently, saying, "I'm too busy to talk to him."
However, the recent风波 in Los Angeles seems to have provided an opportunity for the two to repair their relationship. Since June 6th local time, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other agencies have carried out strong raid operations against illegal immigrants, leading to continuous protests in Los Angeles, California. On the 7th, US President Trump signed a presidential memorandum, deploying 2,000 National Guardsmen to the Los Angeles area without California's request for assistance, which was criticized for further escalating tensions.
On the 8th, Musk reposted several statements from Trump regarding the protests in Los Angeles on the social platform X, and also reposted Trump's post demanding apologies from California Governor Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Bass to the citizens of Los Angeles, openly siding with Trump. Moreover, Musk deleted the post about Trump appearing in the Epstein files.
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