THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND BILLIONAIRE ELON MUSK SHOWED NO SIGNS OF RECONCILING ON FRIDAY AFTER IT IMPLODED THIS WEEK.

AFTER MUSK COMPLAINED ABOUT THE CENTERPIECE OF TRUMP’S LEGISLATIVE AGENDA, THE PRESIDENT LET SLIP THAT HE WAS DISAPPOINTED IN HIS FORMER ADVISER.

SOUNDBITE (English) Donald Trump, U.S. President:

"Look, Elon and I had a great relationship. I don't know if we will anymore."

THAT PROMPTED MUSK TO UNLEASH A FLOOD OF INSULTS AND TAUNTS ON X.

TRUMP RESPONDED WITH THREATS TO CUT GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS GIVEN TO MUSK'S SPACEX ROCKET COMPANY AND HIS STARLINK INTERNET SATELLITE SERVICES.

THE EXPLOSION OF ANIMOSITY BETWEEN THE TWO POWERFUL MEN COULD ALSO COMPLICATE THE PATH FORWARD FOR REPUBLICANS' MASSIVE TAX AND BORDER SPENDING LEGISLATION.

REPUBLICANS ARE INCREASINGLY URGING THEM TO SETTLE THEIR DISPUTE.

WASHINGTON STATE REP. DAN NEWHOUSE SAID HE HOPED IT DOESN’T DISTRACT US FROM GETTING THE JOB DONE WHILE TEXAS SEN. TED CRUZ SAID THAT WHEN THE TWO OF THEM ARE WORKING TOGETHER, THEY’LL GET A LOT MORE DONE FOR AMERICA.

HOUSE DEMOCRATIC LEADER HAKEEM JEFFRIES CALLED THE TRUMP-MUSK BREAKUP FEUD A “WELCOME DEVELOPMENT” IN HIS EFFORTS TO DEFEAT THE GOP TAX BREAKS AND SPENDING CUTS PACKAGE.

SOUNDBITE (English) Rep, Hakeem Jeffries, Minority Leader

"The opportunity that exists right now is to kill the GOP tax scam. It's legislation that we have been strongly opposed to and uniformly opposed to from the very beginning."

ONE PERSON FAMILIAR WITH THE PRESIDENT’S THINKING SAYS MUSK WANTS TO SPEAK WITH TRUMP, BUT THAT THE PRESIDENT DOESN’T WANT TO DO IT — OR AT LEAST NOT YET.