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Musk vs Trump: Billionaire signals truce after public feud and market fallout

A look at why Trump’s sweeping tax-and-spending package pushed Musk to his breaking point

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Alex Abraham, Senior Associate Editor
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk and US President Donald Trump in the White House in Washington, DC, on May 30.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and US President Donald Trump in the White House in Washington, DC, on May 30.
Bloomberg

Elon Musk has indicated a willingness to de-escalate tensions with US President Donald Trump after a public clash between the two escalated into a heated feud on Thursday.

Earlier in the day, Musk had called for Trump’s impeachment and suggested that the president was withholding documents related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein due to his own potential involvement.

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