President Donald Trump has taken to Truth Social to extend a surprising olive branch to Elon Musk, vowing he doesn’t plan to “destroy” the Tesla CEO’s empire and actually wants him “to thrive.” The shift in tone comes amid an explosive public feud that saw Musk accusing Trump of appearing in Jeffrey Epstein’s secret files—a claim that Trump has tried desperately to deflect.

The Trump administration is reportedly looking for alternatives to Musk’s SpaceX as contractor for its Golden Dome missile defense system.

Donald Trump is facing scrutiny after reports surfaced that his name appears in Justice Department files related to Jeffrey Epstein. The White House dismissed the reports as "fake news," but questions arose after Trump claimed Attorney General Pam Bondi said his name wasn't in the files.

Elon Musk has weighed back into the Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein drama he helped create with a string of spicy social media posts. On Thursday, the president was pulled back into the Epstein saga after a Wall Street Journal article claimed Trump once sent the sex offender a letter including a drawing of a naked woman.

“Elon knew it! He knew it! I always said. I always said that he’s a good guy who’s right about everything,” Colbert said with obvious sarcasm. “I mean, everything. It is a great idea to name a baby 420 Kleep-Klorp 69.” “And this is obviously the most beautiful shape for a car,” Colbert added as a photo of a Tesla Cybertruck appeared on screen.

Elon Musk, who recently stepped down as the head of DOGE, has been flooding his X feed with criticism of President Trump over his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, denounced Donald Trump's recent allegations against Barack Obama, calling the Trump administration's claims 'politically motivated to distract from Jeffrey Epstein.' Trum