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Donald Trump says Elon Musk has ‘lost his mind’ and dismisses peace offering
Adam Gabbatt and Dan MilmoSat, 7 June 2025 at 5:56 AM SGT4-min read
Musk and Trump in a Tesla on the South Portico of the White House in March.Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images
Donald Trump has accused Elon Musk of “losing his mind” as the dramatic breakdown between America’s most powerful person and the world’s richest person escalated into a full-blown feud that could have seismic political and economic consequences.
In a series of phone calls to US media on Friday morning, Trump snapped back at Musk, after the tech mogul and Republican financier launched an extraordinary social media attack on the president the day before, which ended with him accusing Trump of being named in the so-called “Epstein files” – documents related to the convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Trump went on his Truth social platform on Friday and posted a statement attributed to the Epstein criminal defense attorney David Schoen that vehemently denied Musk’s accusation.