As Musk and Trump volleyed on social media, attacking each other, the former DOGE czar decided to go nuclear, shortly after the president threatened to cut government contracts with Musk’s many businesses, which have totaled $38 billion.

Their political partnership once raised eyebrows — now it’s in flames, as Donald Trump and Elon Musk publicly turn on each other in a fiery clash that always seemed inevitable. It was the explosive break-up seen coming from outer space.