Last week, Elon Musk called for President Donald Trump’s impeachment. This week, he has softened his stance and returned to praising the administration after the two powerful figures’ very public fallout.
The sudden shift came amid protests in Los Angeles sparked by Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions and immigration raids.
Over the weekend, Musk deleted some of his most incendiary posts on X about Trump, including the impeachment call and an unsubstantiated claim that Trump’s name appeared in documents related to convicted sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Musk seemed to fully back the Trump administration’s position on the Los Angeles unrest, adding American flags to a post from Vice President JD Vance that said the “president will not tolerate rioting and violence.” Musk has long supported closed borders, stopping illegal immigration, and deportations, aligning with Trump’s policies.
The tech billionaire also shared a screenshot of a Truth Social post from Trump, which said California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass “should apologize to the people of Los Angeles,” amid clashes, car fires, and escalating protests.
He commented “cool” on a video of Vance in an interview, where Vance said he thinks “if Elon chills out a little bit everything will be fine.”
Additionally, Musk re-followed White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller—one of Trump’s top immigration officials—whom he had unfollowed on Thursday during the fallout with Trump. This was notable since Miller’s wife, Katie Miller, recently left the White House to work full-time with Musk, and the couple often socialized with him outside work. This sparked gossip among White House aides and speculation about the political impact on one of Trump’s most influential Washington couples.
Katie Miller did not respond to a request for comment.
At one point, Musk fact-checked his own AI chatbot Grok after it appeared to confirm a viral image showing Musk allegedly writing a post that said “Just like I took your wife” in response to Miller.
“No, it’s fake ffs 🤦♂️ I never posted this,” Musk wrote in response to Grok.
Still, Musk’s tone wasn’t all positive over the weekend. He continued to criticize Trump’s domestic policy bill, passed by the House and now before the Senate, but in a more subdued way. On Sunday, Musk replied “Correct” to a user who wrote, “Musk’s fight with Trump is neither a stunt nor distraction.” That same day, he reposted a satirical article from The Babylon Bee titled “Republicans Announce Plan To Keep Doing Opposite Of What Everyone Voted For Them To Do.”
Last week, Musk had sharply criticized the president’s “One, Big, Beautiful Bill,” arguing it would undo much of what his Department of Government Efficiency team achieved in cutting federal spending and the deficit. The Trump administration denied the bill would increase the deficit, despite numerous nonpartisan groups warning it could add trillions to the national debt.
Meanwhile, Wall Street analysts are cautiously optimistic that the fragile détente might hold.
“While we do not expect Trump and Musk to be back to their Mar-a-Lago connected at the hip days, it would not be a surprise to see Trump and Musk slowly mend the fences (with the help of intermediaries behind closed doors) over the coming months,” WedBush analyst Dan Ives wrote. “[A]t the end of the day Trump needs Musk to stay close to the Republican party and Musk needs Trump for many reasons including a green light on a federal framework for autonomous [vehicles].”
Tesla’s stock has partially recovered but remains well below its level before Thursday’s public breakup.
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