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Trump and Musk Turn Bitter Feud into $100 Million Alliance

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are friends again.

A long time ago, they worked together after Trump became president again.

But in 2025, they got into a really big fight.

Musk said the government's big spending plan was bad, and Trump got angry and talked about taking away government deals from Musk's rocket company.

Some helpers, like Vice President JD Vance, worked quietly to make them friends again.

Musk promised to spend lots of money to help Trump's party win more votes in the next election.

Now they talk about once a month.

They even rode on the president's special airplane together to visit another country.

Musk admits he got too involved in politics before and says he got carried away.

Now their friendship is back, and it helps both of them.

Key facts

Pledged funding: At least $100 million for a Republican voter-turnout operation for the 2026 midterm elections, partly through America PAC
Reason for fallout: Musk called Trump's tax-and-spending package a "disgusting abomination"
Trump's retaliation: Threatened to cancel SpaceX government contracts and accused Musk of opposing the bill
Musk's 2024 spending: Nearly $300 million to help Trump win the 2024 election
Key intermediaries: JD Vance, Donald Trump Jr., Charlie Kirk, and Susie Wiles
Public reconciliation: November 2025 White House dinner for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Status by May 2026: Musk joined Trump aboard Air Force One for a trip to Beijing; they speak roughly once a month
Charlie Kirk: Shot and killed in September; Trump and Musk attended his memorial at an Arizona football stadium

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