‘Who gets JD Vance?’: Whole world laughing at Trump and Musk as wild feud erupts

Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s messy break up has taken the internet by storm.

It’s the messy public break-up taking the internet by storm.

After a brief and unlikely bromance, Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s relationship has hit rock bottom, with the US President and the world’s richest man trading blows in a bitter social media feud on Thursday (US time).

Tensions broke out earlier in the day after Mr Trump told reporters in the Oval Office he was “very disappointed” in the South African-born billionaire, who has repeatedly criticised his “big, beautiful” spending bill.

“Look, Elon and I had a great relationship. I don’t know if we will anymore,” Mr Trump said.

A social media feud has erupted between Elon Musk and Donald Trump. Picture: AP/Evan Vucci

Mr Musk, who wrapped up his time leading the cost-cutting Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) last week, swiftly hit back with a barrage of posts on social media, including one in which he claimed the Republican “would have lost the election” without him.

“Such ingratitude,” he wrote.

As tensions escalated, Mr Trump took to Truth Social to take his own swipes. He claimed Mr Musk “went crazy” and threatened to cut his government contracts – a major move which was met with swift retaliation from Mr Musk, who said his company SpaceX would begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft.

Amid the heated back-and-forth, Mr Musk took a moment to “drop the really big bomb” and claimed Mr Trump “is in the Epstein files” – a reference to US government documents on disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, who committed suicide in jail while awaiting trial for sex crimes.

The spat has drawn reaction from social media users around the world, public figures and Mr Musk’s ex Ashley St. Clair, with whom he shared a nine-month-old son.

Here are the best reactions to the dramatic fallout.

hey @realDonaldTrump lmk if u need any breakup advice

— Ashley St. Clair (@stclairashley) June 5, 2025

Who gets JD Vance in the divorce

— PointlessHub (@HubPointless) June 5, 2025

dammit, now what am I gonna do with this? pic.twitter.com/zJCergppLR

— Rory Johnston (@Rory_Johnston) June 5, 2025

BREAKING: Vladimir Putin has offered to negotiate a peace deal between President Trump and Elon Musk

— Whale Psychiatrist ™️ (@k_ovfefe2) June 5, 2025

Another child of this divorce pic.twitter.com/yzT0Eu1cAe

— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) June 5, 2025

The funniest possible outcome is definitely Trump deporting him.

— Franklin Leonard (@franklinleonard) June 5, 2025

Who gets custody of Joe Rogan?

— Olivia Julianna 🇺🇸🦅🗳️ (@0liviajulianna) June 5, 2025

pic.twitter.com/zHVP9o6TWx

— Anonymous (@YourAnonCentral) June 5, 2025

Rest of the world right now: pic.twitter.com/21lEyad827

— Mando (@rektmando) June 5, 2025

Are men maybe too emotional for positions of leadership?

— Sam Stein (@samstein) June 5, 2025

My brother is not enjoying this pic.twitter.com/9ynFlwaOyp

— Zack Voell (@zackvoell) June 5, 2025

Originally published as ‘Who gets JD Vance?’: Whole world laughing at Trump and Musk as wild feud erupts