In recent days, U.S. politics has been marked by a turbulent discussion between President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, following a disagreement in which both launched a series of hostilities through the social network X. After both agreed to de-escalate, the posts in which they discredited each other were deleted.
The posts, which were made on the afternoon of last Thursday, became increasingly heated and caused significant repercussions on social media. The origin of the posts came after the tech magnate's strong criticism of the "Big Beautiful Bill," a law promoted by Trump that Musk did not favor.
The former director of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) began by launching strong criticism of the law and quickly started making strong unfounded accusations against the U.S. president.
In response to these accusations, the Republican president claimed that the magnate was upset because a close ally of the SpaceX owner had not been appointed to an important role at NASA.
The series of statements continued to escalate, to the point that the discussion shifted from the economic and political sphere to a personal environment, in which Trump suggested that Musk has behavioral problems related to drug use and Musk made an unfortunate comment.
One of the strongest exchanges between the two was Musk's comment in which he accused Trump of "being on Jeffrey Epstein's list." Thousands of users replied to the post, pointing out that the magnate had left his own son in the president's care, which seems odd if Musk considered Trump a "pedophile."
