Donald Trump and Elon Musk's relationship has gone from clashes to collaboration and back to conflict. What began as skepticism in 2016 evolved into praise, appointments, and million-dollar campaign donations.

Taking to their respective social media platforms, Trump threatened to cut Musk’s government contracts, while Musk said Trump would not have won in November without him.

The feud between the president and the world's richest man has played out on social media in real time, the latest example of how X has become Elon Musk’s personal platform.

When Donald Trump met privately with White House officials on Wednesday, there was little to suggest that the U.S. president was close to a public break with Elon Musk, the billionaire businessman who helped him win a second term in office.

The two seem to have paused their online war of words. But the president may sell his Tesla and has continued to criticize Musk within his inner circle, according to those close to him.

The vicious blowup between President Trump and Elon Musk has shaken up the power dynamics in Washington, D.C. As Musk burns his bridges to the White House and MAGA World, several of his political and business rivals stand to benefit.