Previously as close as father and son, now at odds, what caused Trump and Musk to finally fall out?
Trump and Musk have really fallen out, now engaging in a verbal battle like a competition, leaving global spectators satisfied. Trump called Musk crazy and even threatened to cancel government contracts with him, causing Tesla's stock price to plummet and losing billions of dollars.
On the other hand, Musk was no less aggressive; 1. He announced that he would immediately retire the "Dragon" spacecraft, which NASA currently heavily relies on for manned spaceflight. 2. On social media, he mentioned that Trump's name appeared in Epstein's files, which is why these documents cannot be disclosed. 3. He plans to establish a third political party representing the interests of centrists.
Musk's actions clearly indicate that he intends to take things to the extreme, signaling that his relationship with Trump has completely deteriorated. This is indeed thought-provoking, just a few months ago the two were as close as father and son, now they are at odds. But in fact, once you understand them, it will be clear that this was bound to happen.
The main reasons behind this are twofold. The more apparent reason is that Trump's policies have caused losses to Musk. Whether it's the tariff war in April or the recent "Inflation Reduction Act," both have continuously dealt severe blows to Musk's wealth, so Musk naturally had to turn against Trump.
And the deeper reason is that Trump and Musk are fundamentally not of the same ilk. Trump advocates everything being prioritized for America, and from his ideas, one can sense a flavor of isolationism. Musk, on the other hand, climbed to become the world's richest person by leveraging economic globalization. These two have completely conflicting concepts, even if they temporarily came together due to shared interests, they would eventually part ways.
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