Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and owner of companies like Tesla, X (East Twitter) and SpaceX, has recently apologized to his statements made about former US President Donald Trump. Posting on Twitter (now X), he wrote, “I am sorry for some posts on President Donald Trump last week. He went ahead.” This apology has come when there was fierce public strife between the two for the last few days. With this apology, the debate has once again intensified whether the most powerful faces of politics and technology have come face to face with each other? Alan Musk’s regrets may indicate that the streaks of the confrontation are going to be wide now.
2. The dispute started with the dispute over the expenditure bill
The entire controversy began when Alan Musk strongly criticized the Donald Trump administration’s proposed expenditure bill. For Trump’s possible second term, this expenditure bill is considered to be the backbone of his domestic agenda, but Musk condemned it calling it “disgusting abomination” i.e. ‘disgusting bill’. Not only this, Musk openly appealed against the Republican MPs who supported the bill. His post clearly showed that a tough challenge should be made in the elections against the supporters of this bill. After this sharp protest, there was a stir in the political corridors and it became clear that Musk has now become not just a technology entrepreneur but also an impressive political voice.
3. Trump’s warning and Epstein files controversy
Donald Trump did not even silence on the sharp attitude of Allen Musk. Talking to NBC News on Saturday, he gave a clear warning to Allen Musk. Trump said that if Musk continues to fund the challenges against Republican MPs, they will have to face serious consequences. In an interview, when Trump was asked whether his and Musk’s relationship is over now, Trump replied, “I think it’s done. I am very busy and I have won the election by heavy votes. I gave Musk many opportunities in my administration, but now it is a matter of past.”
Trump’s displeasure increased when Musk claimed by a tweet that Trump’s name was in the notorious ‘Epstein Files’. Alan Musk said that the government is not making the files public because they include Trump’s name. However, this tweet was later deleted by Musk, but by then it had set fire. In response, Trump threatened to end the government subsidy and contract given to Allen Musk. He said that if Musk did not understand its boundaries, then his companies would have to suffer heavy losses.
American power and techno-state tussle
This conflict is not only between two individuals, but it represents the pull between the power of America and the strength of technology. On one side there are trumps, who are once again trying to become president, and on the other side there are muscas, playing a big role in areas such as social media, space, electric vehicles and artificial intelligence. This battle of both also shows that modern politics is no longer only of leaders, but the opinion of Tech billionaires has also become an important part of it.
In view of the upcoming elections, it will be interesting to see how much conflict the conflict holds and whether it has any major impact on the US policy-making process. It is so clear for now that this battle of Alan Musk and Donald Trump will not be limited to just words, its effect will be felt from Washington to Wall Street.
