The feud between US President Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk has intensified after Tesla's chief hinted at Trump’s involvement in the sealed Jeffrey Epstein files and suggested that this was the real reason why they remain classified.
Musk made these allegations late Thursday evening during sharp exchanges between Musk and Trump as the two figures clashed over the recently passed federal tax and spending bill. Musk wrote, “Time to drop the really big bomb: @realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public.” He added, “Have a nice day, DJT! Mark this post for the future. The truth will come out.”
Signalling that the US president might be one of the high-profile figures involved in the Epstein case, Trump previously pledged to make all the records surrounding the case public, with U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announcing the release of the “first phase” of documents. However, key materials — including flight logs, client names, and contact lists — have remained under seal, fuelling speculation about who may be implicated.
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Jeffrey Epstein, a financier with deep connections to political and business elites, was arrested in July 2019 on federal sex trafficking charges. He died the following month in a New York jail in what was officially ruled a suicide, though his death sparked widespread controversy and conspiracy theories. Trump has not officially responded to the comments made by Elon Musk over the accusation so far.
Earlier in the day, Trump told reporters he was “very disappointed” with Musk, whom he said he “helped a lot” – over the tech billionaire’s criticism of the legislation, known as the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’. Trump later revealed Musk was unhappy with the president’s decision to revoke all his subsidies and contracts aimed at saving billions of dollars. He added that when he took away Musk’s EV mandate, “he just went CRAZY!” Trump went further and said, “It is one of the Greatest Bills ever presented to Congress.”
“I don’t mind Elon turning against me, but he should have done so months ago,” he added, writing on Truth Social on Thursday. Musk pushed back on Trump’s claim that he knew the bill better than anyone, posting on X that it was “False,” and adding he was never shown the legislation.
Additionally, Musk has threatened to exit the US space exploration program because the feud between him and Trump appears to be escalating over the bill and the Epstein sexual allegations case.
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