The White House said President Trump intends to get rid of the fierce quarrel with billionaire Musk, focusing on ensuring the passage of the tax and expenditure bill he signed and other economic policies.
The CEO of Tesla has expressed his willingness to ease tensions during Thursday's bickering, showing his desire to find an outlet to avoid a conflict that could cost his company a heavy price.
The day after Politics reported that White House staff were scheduled to speak with Musk, a senior White House official said there was no call at this time. The official said Trump does not intend to speak with Musk on Friday, suggesting the proposal was made by Musk. Musk did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
However, the official said the president is considering disposing of a Tesla car he obtained during his South Lawn event, a prominent symbol of the political alliance between billionaires and the U.S. president, which suggests that the breakup between the two may continue.
Trump and Musk's relationship broke publicly on Thursday, the tech entrepreneur who funded Trump's 2024 presidential election and served as head of the government's cost-cutting program, the government's Department of Efficiency.
The two attacked each other on their respective social media platforms, each attack escalating the dispute, with Trump threatening to cancel Musk's government contracts and subsidies, while Musk responded that he would cancel a critical space program.
This tit-for-tat struggle attracted the attention of Washington and Wall Street, and Musk lost $34 billion, and Tesla's stock price plummeted 14% on Thursday.
Trump has not sought to cut off Musk's ties to the federal government except for a threatening post on Thursday on the Truth Social media platform, according to the official.
While the public watched the fight between Trump and Musk in real time on social media, the two did not post about each other on Friday, but the president posted a series of information focusing on inflation and the economy.
"The United States is hot! It was cold like ice six months ago! The borders were closed, prices fell. Salaries were rising!" Trump wrote in his "Social Truth" post.
Republican lawmakers also basically support Trump. Musk has severely criticized Trump's tax and expenditure bill, saying it was wasted. The bill also includes a provision that cuts subsidies for electric vehicles that have previously benefited Tesla. Trump once said that this move made Musk "crazy".
House Speaker Mike Johnson said in an interview with CNBC media on Friday: "I won't tell my friend Musk, I won't argue with him about how to make the Rockets, and I hope he won't argue with me about how to draft and pass legislation."
