President Donald Trump has spoken out after reuniting with his former pal Elon Musk after the billionaire accused the president of being in the Epstein files.
Trump and Musk initially became friends after the tech mogul supported Trump’s presidential election campaign last year.
Following the Republican’s victory, Musk joined the government as the new head of the department of government efficiency (DOGE).
However, things took a turn for the worse earlier this year when Musk left his position and the pair became embroiled in a public spat.
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With both of them throwing accusations at each other on social media, Musk wrote on X, formerly Twitter: “@realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public.
“Mark this post for the future. The truth will come out.”
At the time, Trump was not pleased with Musk’s remarks and in an interview with NBC News, the president said that Musk had been ‘disrespectful’.
He added: “I think it’s a very bad thing, because he's very disrespectful. You could not disrespect the office of the president.”
Later in the year, Trump also appeared to threaten Musk with the possibility of canceling government contracts.
The president took to his own social media platform Truth Social to write: “Elon may get more subsidy than any human being in history, by far, and, without subsidies, Elon would probably have to close up shop and head back to South Africa.”
However, things appear to be changing after the pair were spotted shaking hands and talking while seated for Kirk’s memorial yesterday (September 21).
And since then, Trump has spoken out after he was asked by a reporter: “You and Elon back together, is that true?”
The president replied: “Well, Elon came over and said hello. No, it’s nothing to do with that. I thought it was nice, you know, he came over and had a little conversation. We had a very good relationship. But it was nice that he came over.”
Trump addressed the crowd at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, where attendees also heard from others including Vice President JD Vance and Kirk’s wife Erika.
Kirk was killed earlier this month (September) when he was struck in the neck by a gunshot while on stage at Utah Valley University (UVU).
The political commentator was making an appearance there as part of his ‘American Comeback’ tour.
An FBI manhunt for the shooter ensued and 22 year old Tyler Robinson was later arrested under suspicion of murder.