'Modi Ji Should Announce Ceasefire': Internet Has A Field Day Amid Elon Musk Vs Donald Trump Drama
The unlikely political alliance between Donald Trump and Elon Musk came to a dramatic end on Thursday, erupting into a highly public and bitter fallout.
As US President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk traded barbs in a high-profile war of words, Indian social media users found comic relief in the chaos.
While the world watched two of the planet's most powerful figures, desi meme-makers seized the moment. Jokes about a mock 'ceasefire" deal flooded timelines, with many imagining Prime Minister Narendra Modi stepping in as a peace negotiator between the feuding titans.
Just as Trump had posted when India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire, a user on X shared a similar-looking post saying, 'Modi got Elon Musk and Trump to call a ceasefire." The post was accompanied by an edited image that appeared to show the tweet coming from Prime Minister Modi's official account.
PM Modi got Elon Musk and Trump to call a ceasefire pic.twitter.com/zD1LUftatx — Shah (@Iamshah0000) June 5, 2025
In another post, a user wrote, 'Modi ji should announce a ceasefire between Musk & Trump." The post has garnered over 243,000 views since Thursday evening.
Modi ji should announce a ceasefire between Musk & Trump pic.twitter.com/UcOlSzPNPN — Gabbar (@GabbbarSingh) June 5, 2025
Among several others was a post featuring a Ghibli-style image of Trump and Elon Musk with PM Modi seated between them. The user captioned it, explaining that Modi is shown mediating peace between the two tech titans.
The unlikely political alliance between Donald Trump and Elon Musk came to a dramatic end on Thursday, erupting into a highly public and bitter fallout. In a televised Oval Office address, the U.S. President lashed out at Musk, threatening to revoke the billionaire's lucrative government contracts in retaliation for his criticism of a major federal spending bill.
Expressing his frustration, Trump said he was 'very disappointed" in Musk—a former advisor and top donor—after the Tesla CEO publicly denounced the administration's 'big, beautiful" budget proposal currently before Congress.
The clash quickly escalated on social media, with both figures trading barbs. Musk went a step further, posting an unverified claim that Trump is named in government files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The rift may carry serious political and economic consequences. Shares of Tesla tumbled, and Musk declared he would pull the plug on a key U.S. space program involving SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft.
Although many had speculated that the alliance between the world's most powerful leader and its richest man was unsustainable, the speed and scale of the breakdown caught Washington off guard.
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June 06, 2025, 09:48 IST
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