7 Jun 2025

Trump vs Musk - what's going on?

From Saturday Morning, 8:35 am on 7 June 2025

An extraordinary public feud has erupted between President Donald Trump and his former ally Elon Musk.

The Telsa boss claims Mr Trump would have lost the elections without him and has called for his impeachment.

Mr Musk has also alleged the president's name appears in unreleased files related to the late billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The break down was sparked by Mr Trump's self-described "big, beautiful bill" which Mr Musk strongly disagrees with.

Simon Marks is our correspondent in Washington DC and speaks with Mihi.

Co-leader of the Department of Government Efficiency Elon Musk looks on as US President Donald Trump meets with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 21, 2025. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa meets Donald Trump on Wednesday amid tensions over Washington's resettlement of white Afrikaners that the US president claims are the victims of "genocide."

The White House has confirmed that Elon Musk has left President Donald Trump's administration. Photo: AFP