From bromance to blow-up


Trump (left) escorting Musk and his son, known as X, into the White House after an event for Tesla electric vehicles on March 11, 2025. — Doug Mills/The New York Times

US President Donald Trump was peeved.

Just minutes before he walked into the Oval Office for a televised send-off for Elon Musk in May, an aide handed him a file.

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