Trump tells ABC Musk 'lost his mind'; 'not particularly' interested in talking to him

[ad_1] In a cellphone interview Friday morning, hours after his blistering change with Elon Musk, President Donald Trump sounded remarkably unconcerned about their feud, as if it weren't even probably the most fascinating factor that occurred Thursday.

Talking on a cellphone name Friday morning shortly earlier than 7 a.m., ABC Information requested him about stories he had a name scheduled with Musk for later within the day..

"You imply the person who has misplaced his thoughts?" he requested, saying he was "not significantly" eager about speaking to him proper now.

He stated Musk desires to speak to him, however he is not prepared to speak to Musk.

President Donald Trump attends a gathering with the Fraternal Order of Police within the State Dinning Room of the White Home, June 5, 2025, in Washington.

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Trump then talked for a few minutes about different issues -- referring to inflation (down), international funding (up) and his plans for a go to to China (big).

Individuals near Trump have described him as extra unhappy than offended at Musk. One adviser who was with Trump on Thursday night time stated he appeared "bummed" in regards to the breakup. And that is the best way he sounded on Friday morning.

Trump is contemplating both gifting away or promoting the purple Tesla he bought to help Musk, a senior administration official advised ABC Information' Rachel Scott Friday morning. The Tesla was parked simply on West Govt Avenue on Thursday. Trump made a present of testing Tesla fashions on the White Home in March as Musk's firm took successful as he arrived in Washington.

President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk converse to reporters as they sit in a purple Mannequin S Tesla car on the South Garden of the White Home, March 11, 2025, in Washington.

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The confrontation on Thursday, stemming from Musk's criticism of Trump's signature tax and immigration invoice, had Musk suggesting Trump would have misplaced the 2024 election with out him, backing requires Trump's impeachment and even claiming Trump was "in" the Epstein information relating to the investigation into the accused intercourse trafficker.

"That's the actual purpose they haven't been made public. Have a pleasant day, DJT!" Musk posted.

Trump, in flip, had stated Musk had gone "CRAZY" and advised terminating Musk's authorities contracts and subsidies.

Vice President JD Vance expressed his help for Trump amid the general public dispute in a short publish to X -- albeit hours after the back-and-forth between Trump and Musk started. The publish did not instantly weigh in on Musk's assaults or criticize the Tesla billionaire, with whom Vance has his personal historical past with that predates his time as Trump's working mate and vp.

"President Trump has performed greater than anybody in my lifetime to earn the belief of the motion he leads. I'm proud to face beside him," Vance wrote on social media.

Vance nonetheless hadn't instantly responded to Musk's accusations towards Trump when he posted once more on Friday morning.

"There are lots of lies the company media tells about President Trump. One of the crucial obtrusive is that he is impulsive or short-tempered. Anybody who has seen him function beneath strain is aware of that is ridiculous," Vance wrote, focusing his fury on the media.

The White Home referred to as the general public feud between Trump and Elon Musk "an unlucky episode from Elon, who would not just like the One Huge Stunning Invoice as a result of it would not embody his insurance policies."

"The President is targeted on passing this historic piece of laws and making our nation nice once more," White Home press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated in a press release.

President Donald Trump speaks within the Oval Workplace of the White Home, June 5, 2025, in Washington and Elon Musk attends a information convention within the Oval Workplace of the White Home in Washington, Could 30, 2025.

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Simply hours after accusing Trump, with out proof, of showing within the Epstein information, Musk confirmed some indicators of attempting to melt his tone -- even showing to agree with a publish on X calling for the 2 to "make peace."

The primary signal Musk was beginning to stroll issues again got here because of an account with simply over 141 followers on X who advised to "cool off" and "take a step again."

The publish from the seemingly random consumer led Musk to reverse his risk to decommission the spacecraft used to move astronauts and provides to the Worldwide House Station, a risk Musk had made simply hours earlier.