Jimmy Kimmel was baffled by Elon Musk’s appearance at a White House event on Tuesday.
The controversial DOGE founder had a major public falling out with President Donald Trump in June 2025, declaring on X that Trump was “in the Epstein files.” Six months later, Musk politely attended Trump’s dinner event with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
“These guys, I don’t...” Kimmel said. “Their relationship is like a Cybertruck. It’s cold one minute, on fire the next.”
“I guess they made up,” Kimmel said. “Musk publicly threatened to drop a big Epstein bomb on Trump, but now I guess they’re cool.”
Kimmel showed a clip of Musk waiting for Trump’s greeting. The president gave him a pat on the stomach before walking past.
“Trump gave him a little love when he came out,” Kimmel joked. “He

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