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Musk and Trump 'breakup.' See memes, internet reactions.
"Look, Elon and I had a great relationship," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on June 5. "I don't know if we will anymore."
Musk fired back, saying Trump "would have lost the election" without him. The tit-for-tat escalated from there.
Social media quickly erupted over the public feud, with users taking jabs at the pair's "breakup." Some politicians even took to making memes. Here's a look at what's happening and the social media uproar ensuing.
The morning after: Trump says he's not interested in talking to Musk
What happened with Trump and Musk?
While Musk was Trump's right hand for the early months of his second term as the leader of the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, the Tesla CEO announced in early May that he would be stepping back from the agency.
At the end of May, Musk openly criticized the president's so-called "Big Beautiful Bill," which marked the start of the pair's public squabble.
Trump said on June 5 that he is "very disappointed" with Musk, marking the start of their social media firestorm.
On one hand, Musk endorsed a third Trump impeachment, predicted a recession and accused the president of being connected to accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
On the other, Trump threatened to cancel Musk's government contracts and subsidies. Steve Bannon, an informal advisor to Trump, also told the New York Times he told the president to launch several investigations into Musk, including whether he should be deported.
When friendships implode: Elon Musk says Trump 'would have lost the election'
Social media reacts to Trump, Musk feud
While there are some serious claims being thrown around, the internet attempted to lighten the mood with jokes - even some fellow politicians chimed in.
Some were quick to tease to Trump's apparent beef with superstar Taylor Swift.
Siri, play "Bad Blood" — Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) June 5, 2025
I hope Taylor Swift writes about today's breakup. — Travis Akers (@travisakers) June 5, 2025
And the breakup jokes were plentiful.
Children of divorce knew this would happen — Alex Friedman ???? (@heyalexfriedman) June 5, 2025
Who gets JD Vance in the divorce — PointlessHub (@HubPointless) June 5, 2025
Trump, Musk compared to reality TV
We've got the ???? receipts ???? proof ???? timelines ???? screenshots ???? on this messy breakup.
The internet lives forever! — Rep. Melanie Stansbury (@Rep_Stansbury) June 5, 2025
Normally a breakup this messy is on Bravo not C-Span — Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) June 5, 2025
The Real Housewives of MAGA is better than I thought it would be — Mike Madrid (@madrid_mike) June 5, 2025
This is Scandoval for news junkies — sami sage (@samisagesays) June 5, 2025
More internet reactions to Musk, Trump
AP US history is going to be INSANE in 2100 — John W. Rich (Wealthy) (@Cokedupoptions) June 5, 2025
I could earthquake the entire west coast and nobody would cover it right now — The San Andreas Fault (@sanandreafault) June 5, 2025
People may be wondering, are all White Houses this crazy? To which I reply: Obama wore a TAN SUIT! — Sam Stein (@samstein) June 5, 2025
This is honestly a tremendous amount of fun if you forget for a moment we are running a country here. — Jamie Weinstein (@Jamie_Weinstein) June 5, 2025
it's a doge eat doge world — ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) June 5, 2025
Slow news day, what are we even going to talk about? @TheoVon — JD Vance (@JDVance) June 6, 2025
Online for the first time today, finding out I missed an all-time meme day — Molly (@FSUmollz) June 6, 2025
Melina Khan is a national trending reporter for USA TODAY. She can be reached at
