Musk's erratic June included a $10 million peace offering

Axios

01-08-2025

Elon Musk contributed $10 million to congressional Republicans just days after his public blowup with President Trump, an indication the tech billionaire was looking to make peace with the White House.
But Musk reversed course less than two weeks later, when he called for the creation of a third party.
Why it matters: Musk's donations, and his ensuing about-face, underscores his erratic relationship with the president since leaving the administration in late May.
The contributions were made public on Thursday in campaign finance disclosures from the pro-GOP Senate Leadership Fund and Congressional Leadership Fund super PACs.
Here's how the Trump-Musk timeline breaks down.
May 27: Musk noted he was "disappointed" with Trump's "big, beautiful bill," saying it would increase the budget deficit and undermine DOGE.
May 28: Musk officially left his role as head of DOGE, saying on Twitter that he would "like to thank President @realDonaldTrump for the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending,"
June 5: Musk attacked Trum p over the "big, beautiful bill," called for his impeachment, and asserted without evidence that the president is included in the Jeffrey Epstein files.
June 6: Musk had a phone call with Vice President Vance and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles with an eye toward making amends.
June 7: Musk deleted his posts from June 5 savaging Trump.
June 9: Musk spoke by phone with Trump.
June 11: Musk posted that he "went too far" in his posts attacking Trump.
June 27: Musk gave contributions of $5 million each to the Senate Leadership Fund and Congressional Leadership Fund.
June 30: Musk threatened to form a third party called the America Party if Congress passed the "big, beautiful bill."
July 5: Musk said he formed the America Party "to give you back your freedom."
Zoom out: Musk also contributed more than $45 million to America PAC over the first six months of 2025, new disclosure reports showed.