A war of words between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk erupted into chaos Thursday afternoon, as the billionaire tech mogul accused the 47th president of being named in the sealed Jeffrey Epstein files.
What began as a dispute over electric vehicle mandates has now evolved into a scorched-earth feud with far-reaching implications across Washington and the conservative base.
Musk made the jaw-dropping allegation in a post on X to his 200 million followers.
“Time to drop the really big bomb: @realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public. Have a nice day, DJT!”
Though Musk offered no evidence, he followed up minutes later with a cryptic message: “Mark this post for the future. The truth will come out.”
The claim stunned even longtime observers of the strained relationship.
While tensions have simmered in recent days over Trump’s $1.6 trillion “One Big, Beautiful Bill” — which slashes electric vehicle subsidies and imposes fees on EV owners — this marked a dramatic new front in the public clash.
Trump addressed the situation earlier in the day, telling reporters Musk had been fully aware of the bill’s contents before turning on him.
“He knew everything about it. He had no problem with it,” Trump said. “All of a sudden, he had a problem — after the EV mandate was cut.”
Musk immediately denied those claims.
“False,” he wrote, asserting that the bill “was never shown to me even once and was passed in the dead of night so fast that almost no one in Congress could even read it!”
The president later responded on Truth Social, saying Musk’s behavior had become erratic.
“He just went CRAZY!” Trump wrote, as highlighted by Resist the Mainstream.
He also took credit for removing the EV mandate from the legislation, which he said would have “forced people to buy electric cars that nobody wanted.”
Adding fuel to the fire, Trump floated the idea of severing federal ties with Musk’s companies, saying, “The easiest way to save money in our Budget, Billions and Billions of Dollars, is to terminate Elon’s Governmental Subsidies and Contracts.”
Meanwhile, Musk has been campaigning aggressively to derail the legislation.
Over the past week, he has posted more than two dozen times against the bill, calling it a “disgusting abomination” and urging Americans to pressure Congress to defeat it.
“Call your Senator. Call your Congressman. Bankrupting America is NOT ok!” he posted.
As the fight spills into conservative circles, loyalists on both sides have begun to take sides.
Some Trump supporters have called Musk a “traitor,” while others blame the president for mishandling a former ally.
The political impact remains uncertain, but the dispute threatens to fracture a once-powerful coalition of America First advocates and Silicon Valley innovators, according to Trending Politics.
The most explosive element of the feud came as Attorney General Pam Bondi’s office continues to pursue the full release of classified Epstein records.
Earlier this year, a limited set of documents was made public, including redacted flight logs and a list of seized evidence from Epstein’s properties.
Bondi has pushed for further transparency, acknowledging that only a fraction of the material has been unsealed.
Her office is pressuring the FBI to hand over the remaining records, but the bureau insists Epstein’s death was a suicide, citing video evidence and other sealed materials.
The unexpected allegation has reignited public interest and escalated tensions between two of the country’s most influential figures.
