Although Elon Musk has been known to lean on “free speech” when convenient, the ex-DOGE boss appears to backpedaling after dropping a major bombshell.
Following a heated exchange in which he claimed his former bestie Donald Trump is included in the Jeffrey Epstein files, the X mogul appears to have deleted the loaded post from his profile.
The feud comes after former Musk denounced Trump‘s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which would add an estimated $2.4 trillion deficit over the next decade. The Tesla CEO previously concluded his stint with DOGE last month.
After Trump threw down a gauntlet, Musk responded to his threat to terminate Tesla’s government subsidies with the allegation. “Time to drop the really big bomb: @realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public. Have a nice day, DJT!” he wrote in the since-deleted tweet.
“Mark this post for the future. The truth will come out,” added Musk in another post that has also disappeared from his profile.
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk shake hands while attending the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship on March 22, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
While it has never been a secret that the late, disgraced billionaire Epstein and Trump were party pals back in the 1990s, Trump always has denied he had anything to do with his convicted friend’s penchant for underaged girls.
CNN’s Dana Bash has since said she’s spoken to Trump, who is more “resigned” than angry at Musk, relaying that he told her, “‘I’m not even thinking about Elon. He’s got a problem. The poor guy has got a problem.’”
“He says he won’t be speaking to him for a while, but he wishes Elon Musk well,” added Bash.
