Musk-Trump breakup over? Elon posts US President’s post slamming Gavin Newsom over LA riots; National Guard deployed amid rising unrest

Signs present Trump-Musk rift seems to be ending

In what seems to be a short thaw within the heated feud between Elon Musk and US President Donald Trump, the tech billionaire reshared a Truth Social post by the MAGA supremo concentrating on California governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. This second of alignment comes after every week of bitter exchanges between the 2, which included Musk’s explosive declare that Trump appeared in Jeffrey Epstein’s recordsdata and Trump branding Musk as “Crazy.” The Truth Social post addressed the continuing riots in Los Angeles, the place 1000’s have protested in opposition to the Trump administration’s immigration insurance policies, together with latest ICE detentions. The unrest escalated to the purpose the place the National Guard was deployed to regulate the large-scale demonstrations.Trump wrote: “Governor Gavin Newscum and “Mayor” Bass should apologize to the people of Los Angeles for the absolutely horrible job that they have done, and this now includes the ongoing L.A. riots. These are not protesters, they are troublemakers and insurrectionists. Remember, NO MASKS!” Protesters set hearth to autos, threw objects, and chanted slogans in opposition to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations, which resulted within the arrest of a number of folks alleged to be undocumented immigrants and gang members. These raids sparked outrage inside Los Angeles’s giant Latino group. Despite this obvious second of unity, Musk and Trump have grown distant since Musk’s controversial claims relating to the Epstein recordsdata, which he later retracted. Tensions have additionally risen since March, when Trump curtailed the powers of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a unit Musk had headed. Musk formally stepped down from his position at DOGE on May 1 throughout a low-key White House ceremony, the place Trump thanked him for his service and offered him with a ceremonial “golden key” to the White House. The tech entrepreneur has additionally criticised Trump’s “one big beautiful bill,” expressing considerations that the Office of Budget and Budgetary Bureau (OBBB) would considerably enhance the US public debt. Unable to sway Trump or Republican lawmakers, Musk launched a “Kill the Bill” marketing campaign on X, resulting in a public and heated showdown with the president. In a latest interview aboard Air Force One, when requested about Elon Musk and Tesla’s future, Trump reassured, “He’ll be ok.”Musk was the primary right-hand for Trump’s Oval Office bid within the 2024 presidential marketing campaign and went toe to toe with Trump on governmental insurance policies whereas additionally downplaying Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris.