Elon Musk is making a “huge mistake” by targeting the President of the United States, JD Vance has said. Referring to Musk’s recent barrage of angry posts aimed at Donald Trump, the Vice President described the billionaire as an “emotional guy” who lost his cool.
“I actually think if Elon chilled out a little bit, everything would be fine,” he said in an interview released Friday, addressing the very public breakdown between Trump and Musk — once close allies.
“I think it’s a huge mistake for him to go after the President like that. It’s going to be bad for the country and I don’t think it’s going to be good for Elon either. I hope that eventually Elon comes back into the fold. Maybe that’s not possible now because he’s gone so nuclear,” he added.
Musk, CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and Starlink, unleashed a storm of social media posts attacking Trump, criticising his tax and spending bill, suggesting impeachment, and even alleging that the government was covering up Trump’s ties to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In response, Trump called Musk “crazy” and threatened to cancel his federal contracts. Musk, in turn, said he’d pull back NASA’s Dragon spacecraft.
“It happens to everybody,” JD Vance said about the outburst. “I’ve flown off the handle way worse than Elon Musk did in the last 24 hours.”
The vice president made the remarks during an interview with comedian Theo Von, known for provocative jokes and his recent appearance opening for Trump at a military base in Qatar. The interview was taped Thursday, as Musk’s posts were going viral on X, the social platform he owns.
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