The rift was always going to happen, but it was still spectacular and according to the president was about the Tesla CEO losing EV subsidies in his new bill.
US President Donald Trump and Elon Musk try out a Tesla in happier times at the White House in March. AP
Cat Zakrzewski, Faiz Siddiqui and Elizabeth Dwoskin
The alliance between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk spectacularly imploded on Thursday (Friday AEST) as the world’s most prominent bromance collapsed into mutual public trolling.
For months, as Musk emerged as the president’s constant companion and self-proclaimed “first buddy”, the question hovered of how long a duet could last between two men used to soloing on centre stage. Friday’s angry exchanges provided a definitive answer.
