According to CNN, on June 5 local time, U.S. President Donald Trump publicly stated that he and American entrepreneur Elon Musk have once again rebuilt their friendship and become friends again.
On that day, at an agricultural roundtable in Wisconsin, Trump spoke about his conflicts with Musk. He said, Elon went through a difficult period, but now hes my friend again.
He also commented, Musk is excellent in 80% of the time, but in the remaining 20%, some poor performance occurs.
Trump mentioned that his administration had repealed the electric vehicle promotion legislation established during Bidens administration, as this policy would severely harm the U.S. agricultural industry. He added that he himself has no objections to electric vehicles, but he believes that the choice of cars should be left to consumers themselves.
On June 5th, local time, Trump said that he and Musk reached reconciliation. Video screenshot
In 2024, Musk invested a large amount of money to help Trump win the presidential election. Subsequently, he became the head of the Government Efficiency Department under the Trump administration. However, in mid-2025, after Musk left the Government Efficiency Department, their conflicts with Trump became public. The two men openly criticized each other fiercely.
At that time, Musk criticized Trumps big and beautiful legislation as repulsive, and accused Trump of being ungrateful. He emphasized that without his help, Trump would not have been able to win the presidential election. He even supported impeachment proceedings against Trump.
Trump also publicly stated that he was very disappointed with Musk, and accused Musk of going mad because the electric vehicle promotion laws passed during the Biden administration were repealed. He also threatened to terminate Musks government subsidies and contracts.
On September 21, 2025, Trump and Musk met up while attending a ceremony to mourn the shooting of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk in Arizona. They were captured by multiple media outlets sitting side by side and shaking hands during their conversation.
