The Big Musk v Trump Break-up: What the Polls Say About Who the Public Thinks Won

Elon Musk, Donald Trump, The Odd Couple of Our Time, and the Letter That Broke the Bromance

By Lucian Rowe & Soren Blake The modern political-tech landscape has given us no shortage of strange pairings, but none quite as fascinating—or combustible—as Elon Musk and President Donald J. Trump. Once joined by mutual admiration and outsider swagger, the relationship between the world’s most talked-about innovator and the world’s most polarizing president has soured into a headline-grabbing standoff. If this story feels oddly familiar, it’s …

Big, beautiful bromance breaks up — live on social media

For those who think government should be run like a business, the messy social media spat that played out last week between President Trump and billionaire CEO Elon Musk suggested that business could be doing a lot better.

The big Musk v Trump break-up: what the polls say about who the public thinks won

Many people thought that the close relationship between Donald Trump and Elon Musk would end badly, since they both have the hubris that comes from success and power. One is arguably the most powerful politician in the world and the other the richest man. That said, most people were not prepared for the rapid breakdown in their relationship and the slanging match that took place after Musk spectacularly fell out with the US president. This was m…

Sean O’Grady: Musk has already lost in toxic tussle with Trump, but his humiliation may only be beginning

Was he right? A few days ago, Elon Musk declared of his war of words with Donald Trump that “the most entertaining outcome is the most likely”. Does a capitulation count?

Hell hath no fury like a bro scorned: Trump, Musk and alpha masculinity

The bromance is over between Donald Trump and Elon Musk — but the real loser of their feud is democracy.