Tech mogul Elon Musk hailed President Trump’s foreign policy successes early Wednesday, days after reviving his epic war of words with his former billionaire pal.
“Credit where credit is due. @realDonaldTrump has successfully resolved several serious conflicts around the world,” Musk, 54, wrote on X hours after Trump, 79, announced a new cease-fire push between Israel and Hamas.
Trump announced late Tuesday that Israel had “agreed to the necessary conditions to finalize a 60-day ceasefire” in the Gaza Strip before warning that if Hamas doesn’t accept the deal, conditions “will only get worse.”
Trump’s announcement comes ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned trip to the US next week, his third such trip since the 47th president took office.
The president has been keen on ending both the Israel-Hamas war and Russia’s bloody invasion of Ukraine.
Earlier this week, Musk rekindled his spat with Trump by railing against the One Big Beautiful Bill Act as it advanced through the Senate. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO blasted Trump’s signature agenda legislation as “utterly insane” and “political suicide.”
The world’s richest man publicly griped over the deficit impact of the megabill and dropped hints that he was vexed by its slashing of green energy subsidies. Musk also vowed to help fund Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), the most immovable critic of the measure in the House, whom Trump has sought to oust in next year’s midterm elections.
“We might have to put DOGE on Elon. You know what DOGE is? The monster that might have to go back and eat Elon. Wouldn’t that be terrible? He gets a lot of subsidies,” Trump told reporters in response Tuesday.
The 47th president also said “we’ll have to take a look” when asked about deporting Musk to his home country of South Africa — even though Musk has been a US citizen since 2002.
Musk also ripped the megabill last month as an “abomination” before going on a rhetorical rampage, even suggesting Trump should be impeached and removed from office.
The billionaire also recently expressed regret for a stunt in which he wielded a chainsaw gifted to him by Argentina President Javier Milei during an appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
“This is the chainsaw for bureaucracy,” Musk had proclaimed as Milei looked on approvingly.
“Valid point. Milei gave me the chainsaw backstage and I ran with it, but, in retrospect, it lacked empathy,” Musk replied Tuesday to a user on X, who said he “shouldn’t have taken the chainsaw on stage and acted a fool.”
