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President Donald Trump took a break from his bitter public feud with Elon Musk by offering support to Tesla in an early morning post on Truth Social.
The Trump administration is reportedly looking for alternatives to Musk’s SpaceX as contractor for its Golden Dome missile defense system.
The olive branch comes amid reports that Trump’s name appears in the Epstein files—something Musk previously alluded to.
“Elon knew it! He knew it! I always said. I always said that he’s a good guy who’s right about everything,” Colbert said with obvious sarcasm. “I mean, everything. It is a great idea to name a baby 420 Kleep-Klorp 69.” “And this is obviously the most beautiful shape for a car,” Colbert added as a photo of a Tesla Cybertruck appeared on screen.
Amid a messy public falling out with Trump, Musk claimed in a since-deleted tweet from June the president was in the Epstein files.
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday she does not think President Trump supports federal agencies contracting with Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) company. “I
Tesla Inc. warned that provisions in President Donald Trump’s $3.4 trillion fiscal package will pose meaningful challenges for the EV maker in the next several months.