Elon Musk ‘s exit from President Donald Trump ‘s White House has resulted in the two towering figures feuding online, with the richest man in the world’s net worth taking a significant hit due to the back-and-forth.
Finance pub Forbes reports that Musk’s net worth fell below $400 billion this Thursday, dropping from $414.7 billion to $388 billion, a difference of around $26.7 billion. More specifically, Musk’s Tesla stock declined 14%, or $47 per share, to $285 on what Forbes calls, “an otherwise flat day for the market.”
The drop in value came almost immediately after Musk and Pres. Trump began exchanging blows on social media Thursday (June 5), with Musk claiming that Trump would’ve never been elected for a second term if it were not for him (Musk spent nearly $300 million b