Trump and Musk's public breakup rocks Washington and Wall Street

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Trump and Musk's public breakup rocks Washington and Wall Street  Now, with Musk out of the White House and out of favor, both men appear determined to settle scores — and the break-up of this billionaire bromance may be far from over.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/06/06/trump-and-musks-public-breakup-rocks-washington-and-wall-street  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00What began as a high-octane alliance between two of the world's most powerful men, Donald

00:05Trump and Elon Musk, has combusted into dramatic fashion sending political shockwaves through

00:12Washington and rattling the tech world.

00:14There are once blazing partnerships which add Musk advising the president, riding Air

00:20Force One and even joining cabinet meetings in a mega ads collapsed in spectacular fashion

00:26Thursday as the two men traded Babs on their own social media platforms.

00:33The fallout reached a climax after Musk accused Trump of hiding Jeffrey Hepstein-related records,

00:40claimed the president's pending bill would spark a recession and even called for Trump's

00:45impeachment.

00:46Trump fired back during an OVO meeting vowing to terminate SpaceX and Starlink's federal

00:54contracts, calling it an easy way to save billions.

00:58The rift cost Musk daily.

01:00Tesla's shares plunged more than 14%, splashing over $150 billion from the company's valuation

01:08and $20 billion from Marx's personal wealth.

01:11He first backed Trump following a near assassination attack last July, later launching a $250 million

01:18pack to boost his campaign, but on Thursday, Musk accused the president of betrayal of what

01:25he called a disgusting abomination of a spending bill.

01:30Now with Musk out of the White House and out of favor, both men appear determined to settle

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01:42It's a little nasty on occasion.

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