President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's relationship soured in 2025 when Musk criticized Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act, leading to a political breakup that played out on social media.

Donald Trump and Elon Musk had a public fallout last year when the Tesla CEO publicly opposed the US President's spending proposals, US News, Times Now

In a separate post, Musk claimed, without citing evidence, that Democrats are “paying for voters to come illegally to America and enabling them to vote.” He also went on to encourage the Republican Party to eliminate the Senate filibuster — bouncing off of a repeated demand from Trump, who has said the 60-vote threshold is “hurting” the GOP.

Billionaire Elon Musk signaled Thursday that he’ll fund Republican candidates ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, arguing the country is doomed if Democrats take control of Congress. “America is toast if the radical left wins,” Musk wrote on X. “They will open the floodgates to illegal immigration and fraud.