President Donald Trump and Elon Musk were reunited at Charlie Kirk’s memorial service in Arizona following their bitter split a few months ago.
The men were seen on camera shaking hands Sunday at State Farm Stadium in Glendale during speeches for the Turning Point USA founder.
After months of being Trump’s “first buddy,” the world’s richest man made a dramatic exit from the White House at the end of May after a feud ignited between him and the president.
At Kirk’s memorial, the official White House Rapid Response 47 account shared footage of the men chatting as Musk joined the president in the stadium.
The account appeared to celebrate their reunion, captioning the post with a love-heart and handshake emoji.
Musk spent several months this year leading the so-called Department of Government Efficiency’s efforts to slash government spending.
Under his leadership, DOGE laid off hundreds of thousands of federal employees, hollowed out several agencies and terminated thousands of government contracts and grants.
Their fall out was prompted by Musk’s opposition to Trump’s signature legislation, the “One, Big Beautiful Bill,” which Musk claimed would increase the budget deficit by $2.5 trillion.
“I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore,” Musk wrote of Trump’s bill on June 3. “This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination.”
Musk and Trump continued to spar until June 5, when the former DOGE leader claimed the president appeared in the Epstein files.
“Time to drop the really big bomb: @realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files,” Musk wrote. “That is the real reason they have not been made public. Have a nice day, DJT!”
Tensions appeared to ease soon afterward. Musk expressed “regret” on June 11 for the posts he made about the president, while Trump revealed he had “no hard feelings” toward Musk.
Soon after the bill was signed, the tech mogul announced that he would be forming the new “America Party.”
“When it comes to bankrupting our country with waste & graft, we live in a one-party system, not a democracy,” he wrote on X.
Trump called the idea “ridiculous.” The president also threatened to “take a look at” deporting Elon Musk to South Africa, where he was born and raised for several years.
