Trump, Elon Musk bromance back on: Inside how the president, mogul ended their nasty feud
By Steven Nelson
Published Nov. 19, 2025, 6:42 p.m. ET
WASHINGTON — President Trump and Elon Musk are back to being bros as the president welcomed him for two days of Saudi crown prince events and mentioned him by name in a Wednesday speech — following quiet diplomacy by Trump’s advisers to mend one of the nastiest breakups in political history.
Trump gave Musk not one, but three, shout-outs during a business-focused speech before Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after the president offered a warm Tuesday night arm-tap to the world’s richest man at a White House banquet honoring his royal guest.
“You are so lucky I am with you, Elon,” Trump said while touting new tax-bill deductions for domestic cars, jokingly adding: “Has he ever thanked me properly?”
At another point, the president reminisced about the 2024 election, calling out his top financial backer in that race and saying it was “almost like you’re in a war” when deciding how to attack Democrats on border and transgender sports policies.
“I tell people, ‘Don’t talk about it, wait till two weeks before the election and hit the hell out of them, right?’ We talked about that, right, Elon?,” Trump recalled to Musk, who had prime seating at that the event.
Vice President JD Vance and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles played crucial roles in securing Musk’s return to the fold, five sources inside or close to the White House said.
“Both Susie and JD have made it clear to Elon that he has an open line of communication and they are willing and able to be sounding boards and honest brokers in any place that Elon wants to support the administration,” a source close to the situation told The Post.
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