[Global Network Report Reporter Li Ziyu] US President Trump and Elon Musk, who had just left the position of head of the government efficiency department, recently had a public "war of words" and the relationship between them broke down. According to the US Newsweek and the New York Post on the 7th, Ted Cruz, a Republican Congressman from Texas, was next to Trump when the incident occurred and witnessed the outbreak of a "war of words" between the two. He described the scene at the time and said, "Trump is angry."
Ted Cruz Data picture from US media
"When this happened, I was sitting in the Oval Office of the White House. Trump was angry. He was venting." The New York Post quoted Cruz on a podcast as saying, "I was sitting there, tweets kept appearing... Elon said some very harsh words."
The New York Post said that Cruz was a friend of the two, and he described the public "breakup" as "incredibly painful." “I know both of these guys very well, they are all good friends of mine,” Cruz added. “I feel like a kid who has been through a painful divorce, and you just say, ‘I wish mom and dad stopped screaming’”.
In addition, Newsweek mentioned that Cruz also said that he hoped that the relationship between the two sides could be repaired and "reconciled" as soon as possible.
Trump (left) and Musk Data picture from foreign media
On June 5 local time, a "war of words" publicly broke out between Trump and Musk, and the two attacked each other that day more and more intensely. Trump called Musk "crazy" and Musk called Trump "ungrateful". On the 6th, Trump continued to "fire" at Musk, saying that Musk was "poor" and "had something wrong", and said that he would not talk to him for the time being. On the same day, Musk posted on X that about 80% of respondents voted in favor of the vote he had previously initiated, “Is it time to create a new party in the United States that truly represents 80% of the centrists?” and suggested that the new party be named the "American Party." On the 7th, Trump said that if Musk funded Democratic candidates who opposed the Republican budget, he would face "very serious consequences."
