In the wake of his public spat with Elon Musk, Donald Trump downplays tensions with his former ally

This is the latest episode in the two former allies' rare, violent social media exchanges. "Oh, it 's okay, " Donald Trump told Politico when asked about his argument with his former advisor, Elon Musk , which spilled into public view on Thursday, with the outlet adding that an exchange between the two men is planned for Friday, June 6.

The American media outlet claims to have been able to speak by phone with the Republican president about his acrimonious feud with the eccentric billionaire, who left his post as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). According to Politico , which does not identify its sources, White House advisers have been working to persuade Donald Trump to moderate his remarks and avoid an escalation, and have scheduled a call for Friday between the two former allies to try to make peace and calm things down.

Donald Trump and Elon Musk publicly sparred on Thursday, accusing each other of "madness" and "ingratitude." The US president claimed on his social media platform, Truth Social, that he had terminated Musk's budgetary mandate, claiming he had "gone crazy" over a decision unfavorable to electric vehicles.

During a livestreamed exchange with reporters, Donald Trump also said he was "very disappointed." "Elon and I had a good relationship. I don't know if that's still the case," he said of his former "special advisor," who left his White House spending-cutting mission last Friday.

"Nonsense," Elon Musk wrote in a comment on a video of Donald Trump claiming that his anger was due to the loss of subsidies for electric vehicles. "False," he then posted above a clip in which the American president claimed that the entrepreneur knew in advance the contents of the budget text. A "great and beautiful law" according to Donald Trump, an "abomination" for public finances according to Elon Musk.

The American multi-billionaire, who generously funded the Republican's 2024 campaign, claims that "Trump would have lost the election" without him and accuses him of "ingratitude." He responded Yes to a post suggesting that Trump should be impeached.