The dispute between Donald Trump and Elon Musk seems to have caused irreparable damage, and the president told NBC News that he had no intention of repairing the relationship and believed that the relationship was over.
Previously, Musk appeared to be trying to ease the dispute that broke out publicly over Trump's budget bill on Thursday.
President Donald Trump had a public dispute with Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Thursday, and the situation escalated sharply, and Trump seemed to have broken with Musk.
Trump was asked in an interview with NBC News on Saturday if he intends to repair his relationship with Musk, and the president replied "No". Asked if he thinks his relationship with Musk is over, Trump replied: "Yes, I think so."
He added that he "did not intend to talk to Musk in the near future" and said "I'm too busy doing other things" and accused Musk of disrespect for the presidency.
"I think it's a very bad thing because he's very disrespectful to people. You can't disrespect the presidential position," Trump said.
Previously, Musk, who was once called "the first friend" by Trump, seemed to be trying to ease the conflict between the two. On Saturday, he deleted his X-post about Trump's relationship with the infamous Jeffrey Epstein.
On Thursday night, Musk responded to a post by Pershing Square CEO Bill Ackerman calling on tech billionaires to live in peace with Trump, saying "You're right."
Also on Thursday, Musk retracted the threat of retiring the SpaceX Dragon rocket, which has become the main capsule on which the Pentagon and NASA relied on to enter Earth's orbit.
But the damage has been caused. Musk had suggested impeachment of Trump, crediting himself with Trump's election victory and said his tariffs would lead to a recession later this year.
And before that, Trump's tax and spending bill was slammed in the days before the collapse.
Trump signaled that Musk is now an unpopular person, which shattered the hopes of senior Republicans such as Vice President JDVance and House Speaker Mike Johnson, who expressed their hope that the two would reconcile.
At the same time, Trump also warned Musk not to support the Democratic Party. Musk was the largest Republican donor last year, donating nearly $300 million in campaign funds to the Republican Party.
"If he does, he has to pay for it," Trump told NBC News, but did not elaborate. "If he does, he will have to pay a very serious price."
Musk asked X users on Thursday whether a new party that "really represents 80% of the centrist" should be formed, and he received support from 80% of the respondents.
Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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