WASHINGTON —

Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s alliance took off like one of SpaceX’s rockets. It was supercharged and soared high. And then it blew up.

The spectacular flameout Thursday hit a crescendo when Trump threatened to cut Musk’s government contracts and Musk said, without providing evidence, that Trump's administration hasn't released all the records related to sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein because Trump is mentioned in them. Advertisement

The messy blow-up between the president of the United States and the world’s richest man played out on their respective social media platforms after Trump was asked during a White House meeting with Germany’s new leader about Musk's criticism of his spending bill.

It came less than a week after they appeared together at the White House for a subdu

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