A timeline in quotes of the public meltdown of Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s relationship over several astonishing hours on Thursday.

“Look, Elon and I had a great relationship. I don’t know if we will anymore. I was surprised,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.

The US president was responding to comments made by Musk two days earlier in which Musk had called his “big, beautiful bill” on tax and spending a “disgusting abomination”.

Responding on X to Trump’s comments on Thursday, Musk fired back at 12:19 pm local time:

“ditch the MOUNTAIN of DISGUSTING PORK in the bill… Either you get a big and ugly bill or a slim and beautiful bill. Slim and beautiful is the way.”

In the Oval Office, Trump continued:

“I’m very disappointed, because Elon knew the inner workings of this bill bet

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