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#11June 11th 2025

Elon Musk regrets some posts!

Elon Musk regrets some of his posts about Donald Trump last week, saying they went too far.

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Elon Musk tweets: I regret some of my posts about @realDonaldTrump last week. They went too far.
#10June 5th 2025

Elon Musk Floats a New Political Party Idea

Elon Musk runs a Twitter poll asking if it's time to create a new political party to represent the 80% in the middle, with strong support for 'Yes.'

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Elon Musk tweets: 'Is it time to create a new political party in America that actually represents the 80% in the middle?' with a poll showing 'Yes' at 81.9% and 'No' at 18.1% with 2,034,426 votes and 20 hours left.
#9June 5th 2025

Musk Warns of Recession Due to Trump's Tariffs

Elon Musk joins Shibetoshi Nakamoto's criticism of Trump's tariffs, warning that they will trigger a recession in the second half of the year.

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Elon Musk tweets: 'The Trump tariffs will cause a recession in the second half of this year' in response to Shibetoshi Nakamoto's tweet: 'can i finally say that trump's tariffs are super stupid.'
#8June 5th 2025

Elon Musk Endorses a Post Calling for Trump's Impeachment

Elon Musk replies with 'Yes' to Ian Miles Cheong's call for Trump to be impeached and replaced by JD Vance, sharing a screenshot of Musk's Epstein bombshell post and his promise that the truth will come out.

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Elon Musk tweets 'Yes' in response to Ian Miles Cheong's post: 'President vs Elon. Who wins? My money's on Elon. Trump should be impeached and JD Vance should replace him.' Ian's post also includes a screenshot of Musk's bombshell tweet about Trump in the Epstein files and a follow-up post from Musk saying 'Mark this post for the future. The truth will come out.'
#7June 5th 2025

Elon Musk's Reaction to a Fictional Timeline

Elon Musk laughs in response to Adrian Dittmann's reflection that the current timeline is more absurd than any fiction, highlighting the surreal nature of recent events.

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Elon Musk tweets '💯😂' in response to Adrian Dittmann's tweet: 'The worlds greatest fiction writers couldn't have conceived of a timeline like this.'
#6June 5th 2025

Musk Reacts to Contract Termination Threats

Elon Musk states that SpaceX will decommission its Dragon spacecraft following Trump's threat to terminate government contracts, in a move that could impact NASA missions.

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Elon Musk tweets: 'In light of the President's statement about cancellation of my government contracts, @SpaceX will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft immediately' in response to Donald Trump's tweet: 'The easiest way to save money in our Budget, Billions and Billions of Dollars, is to terminate Elon's Governmental Subsidies and Contracts. I was always surprised that Biden didn't do it!'
#5June 5th 2025

Trump's Praise for Musk Resurfaces

Elon Musk reacts with a contemplative emoji to an old video of Donald Trump praising him for not asking for government favors, highlighting Trump's praise about removing the EV mandate.

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Elon Musk tweets an emoji 🤔 above a video shared by Trump War Room from March 2025, showing Donald Trump praising Musk as a patriot and stating that Musk has never asked him for anything. Trump mentions removing the EV mandate and thanks Musk for the job he's doing. The video is from a White House cabinet meeting.
#4June 5th 2025

Lex Fridman Reacts to Elon Musk's Bombshell

Elon Musk accuses Donald Trump of being in the Epstein files, and Lex Fridman reacts with humor and concern for Musk's safety, highlighting Musk's global impact through his various ventures.

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Elon Musk tweets: 'Time to drop the really big bomb: @realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public. Have a nice day, DJT!' Lex Fridman replies: 'That escalated quickly 🤣🤯 Triple the security. Please be safe out there brother. Your work (SpaceX, Tesla, xAI, Neuralink) is important for the world 👊'
#3June 5th 2025

Elon Musk Drops a Bombshell About Trump

Elon Musk accuses Donald Trump of being named in the Epstein files and claims that this is why they remain hidden, while also warning that the truth will eventually come out.

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Elon Musk tweets: 'Time to drop the really big bomb: @realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public. Have a nice day, DJT!' and a follow-up: 'Mark this post for the future. The truth will come out.'
#2June 5th 2025

Trump's SpaceX Take and EV Clash

Eric Berger points out the risks of Trump's suggestion to terminate Musk's federal contracts, referencing the ISS's reliance on SpaceX. Trump also repeats his claim about removing an EV mandate to provoke Elon Musk.

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Eric Berger tweets 'This would both end the International Space Station and simultaneously provide no way to safely deorbit it.' in response to Kaitlan Collins's tweet 'As their blowup escalates, Trump suggests terminating Musk's federal contracts.' quoting Donald J. Trump's tweet: 'The easiest way to save money in our Budget, Billions and Billions of Dollars, is to terminate Elon's Governmental Subsidies and Contracts. I was always surprised that Biden didn't do it!' and another tweet: 'Elon was "wearing thin," I asked him to leave, I took away his EV Mandate that forced everyone to buy Electric Cars that nobody else wanted (that he knew for months I was going to do!), and he just went CRAZY!'
#1June 5th 2025

The Battle Begins

Elon Musk calls Trump's claim about revoking his EV mandate an obvious lie, escalating their public exchange

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Elon Musk tweets 'Such an obvious lie. So sad.' in response to Autism Capital's post 'Trump fires back at Elon. The online battle begins. 🍿' quoting Donald Trump's tweet: 'Elon was "wearing thin," I asked him to leave, I took away his EV Mandate that forced everyone to buy Electric Cars that nobody else wanted (that he knew for months I was going to do!), and he just went CRAZY!'

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