This post was republished with permission from Zero Hedge
UPDATE: The phone call is no longer happening today, according to White House sources. ?
The optics of what happened this week between Elon Musk and President Donald Trump are wild – with Musk standing up for MAGA ideals that Trump campaigned on, and Trump peddling a bill that came from the swamp. Musk’s key issues are that it raises the debt ceiling another $5 trillion, while – and this part is in contention – the bill either raises the deficit by $2.4 trillion, or lowers it by $1.4 trillion – depending on who you believe. We note that it also makes little to no effort to actually do anything about the waste, fraud, or abuse found by DOGE.
So, following a rollercoaster of a day, on top of a rollercoaster week, Musk struck a different tone Thursday night on X after a long 12 hours which saw Trump threaten to pull federal funding from Musk’s companies for opposing the BBB, which was met Musk calling his bluff and declaring he would decommission the SpaceX Dragon (the only operational US spacecraft capable of transporting astronauts to and from the International Space Station), proposing a new political party “that actually represents the 80% in the middle,” implying Trump is a pedophile, and endorsing Trump’s impeachment.
Now that the dust has settled, Musk appears to have struck somewhat of a conciliatory tone Thursday night – first posting that he would not in fact decommission Dragon.
Good advice.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 6, 2025
Ok, we won’t decommission Dragon.
He also reposted several things on X hinting at a path forward if Republicans fix the bill.
Musk also reposted Senator Rand Paul suggesting that he would vote for the BBB “if we got real spending cuts” instead of “the largest debt increase in US history.”
He also replied “You’re not wrong” to Bill Ackman’s suggestion that Trump and Musk “should make peace for the benefit of our great country.”
You’re not wrong
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 6, 2025
And then he made fun of himself.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 6, 2025
Meanwhile, when contacted for comment by Politico, Trump said “Oh it’s okay,” adding “It’s going very well, never done better.”
Earlier Thursday — as Musk raged about the cost of legislation that is projected to add $2.4 trillion to the deficit — Trump tempered some of his commentary on his own social media platform at the urging of White House aides.
The aides advised him to focus on the bill and getting it through the Senate instead of the conflict with Musk, according to one person close to the White House who was granted anonymity to discuss private exchanges. -Politico
According to the report, White House aides have scheduled a all on Friday with Musk to broker a peace.
In short, Trump and Republicans need to “Drop the tax cuts, cut some pork, and get the bill through” so it aligns with MAGA and DOGE priorities (what you were elected to do), kith and make up, and make sure JD doesn’t have to spend Christmas at two houses this year.
Overnight shares of Tesla were higher on the news.
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Well we have the uniparty RINO’s under the Democrat banner for three decades since they made China our “bestie” to contend with. They have votes and want stuff for it cause that’s the game they played on America bigly since China was our friend. So the RINO’s and Dems held the BBB hostage like Hamas threatening a bloodbath unless, it’s what they do.
President Trump and MAGA and 150million and counting Americans want Elon to understand he is right in principle but that MAGA needs the majority of the money to clean house, rid the trash, and rebuild by pointing out to the people just how corrupt our system had become all the way down to civil loathsomeness, which was the point of those pushing the hate America chants since the tumultuous 1960’s that divided America to this day.
But Musk, the CEO who can fire non performers and grifters at will does not understand that the President is the Executive Branch President and Commander in Chief, but is the President to the Constitution that is for all citizenry, even the nefarious who will buy members of the Judiciary to thwart the Presidents best efforts.
Without the BBB it’s back to the dystopian road to utopia. Say goodnight and goodby America. Just tell the kids you’re sorry.