Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s friendship imploded well before the Tesla CEO fired off a series of ( since deleted ) scathing X posts last week, as the president told insiders that the former DOGE head was a “big-time drug addict” and felt that a physical fight with the treasury secretary was “too much,” the Washington Post reported Saturday.

Trump has cautioned insiders at the White House to be careful with Musk, telling JD Vance to “be cautious” when speaking of the fallout.

Musk is further accused of having “alienated key members of the White House staff, including Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, and quarreled with Cabinet members” and even physically assaulting one. The Post spoke with 17 people with knowledge of the events, including many on the condition of anonymity.

The officials

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