President Trump said Friday he has zero interest in speaking to Elon Musk amid their escalating feud — just hours after White House aides reportedly scrambled to set up a phone call between the pair.
“You mean the man who has lost his mind?” Trump told ABC News when asked about the possibility he and Musk would speak sometime Friday.
Trump added that he was “not particularly” interested in talking to his former ally — even though he claimed Musk wants to talk to him.
A White House spokesperson confirmed to The Post no phone call between the onetime allies was planned.
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“I’m not even thinking about Elon,” Trump separately told CNN Friday. “He’s got a problem. The poor guy’s got a problem.”
“I won’t be speaking to him for a while, I guess, but I wish him well,” the president added.
Efforts to set up a call between Trump and Musk were first reported by Politico.
“Oh, it’s OK,” Trump told that outlet when asked about the very public spat. “It’s going very well, never done better.”
Musk and Trump during happier times. AFP via Getty Images“The numbers are through the roof, the highest polls I’ve ever had and I have to go,” he added as he touted his ratings.
The Trump-Musk alliance was detonated after the president criticized the world’s richest man in the Oval Office Thursday afternoon for denouncing the administration’s sweeping “Big Beautiful Bill.”
Threats quickly flew over government contracts and ended with the South Africa-born billionaire suggesting Trump should be impeached and replaced by Vice President JD Vance.
Trump hit back at Musk after he criticized his “big beautiful bill.” APMusk even accused the administration of withholding documents related to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein because the president would be mentioned.
“Time to drop the really big bomb: Trump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public. Have a nice day, DJT!” Musk posted on X.
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Musk attended a press conference on Friday, May 30, 2025, when it was announced he would be leaving the White House. REUTERSThe Tesla billionaire showed signs of backing down late Thursday after hedge fund manager Bill Ackman called for peace between the two men, saying the world would greatly benefit from their friendship.
“You’re not wrong,” Musk wrote in response to Ackman’s tweet.
With Post wires
