JD Vance has a plan in place. But there’s no telling if it will work.
And Vance has invited a top billionaire to the White House in an eyebrow raising move.
The Musk-Trump Fallout and Hopes for Reconciliation
Vice President JD Vance recently weighed in on the public spat between President Donald Trump and tech titan Elon Musk, calling their falling-out a “mistake” on Musk’s part. Despite the tension, Vance expressed optimism about the billionaire entrepreneur rekindling ties with the White House by the 2026 midterm elections, citing Musk’s pivotal role in Trump’s 2024 campaign victory.
Navigating a “Complicated Relationship”
In an interview with The Gateway Pundit, Vance reflected on Musk’s “complicated relationship” with the administration. “I don’t know that he would take my call right now,” Vance quipped, before clarifying, “I kid. I’m sure he would take my call, but honestly, the drama around him and the White House over the last couple of months… my hope is that it just kinda cools down a bit.”
He emphasized a desire for unity, stating, “If you’re patriotic, you’re not trying to sink your knife in the back of the president, you’re not trying to betray the movement, I don’t care about these, like, minor, little disagreements.” Vance described himself as “pretty big tent about this stuff,” signaling openness to reconciliation.
The vice president also pointed out Musk’s precarious position, noting, “My argument to Elon is like, you’re not going to be on the left … even if you wanted to be — and he doesn’t — they’re not going to have you back, that ship has sailed.”
He added, “I really think it’s a mistake for him to try to break from the president. My hope is, by the midterms, things are kind of back to normal,” Vance said.
The Spark of the Feud
The rift began when Musk left the Trump administration in late May. Initially, the split appeared amicable, with Trump noting that the world’s richest man “will always be with us, helping all the way.”
However, tensions flared when Musk publicly criticized the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act, a landmark piece of legislation signed into law by Trump on July 4. Musk, who had prioritized deficit reduction while advising on the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), slammed the bill as “pork-filled” and a “disgusting abomination” in a fiery social media outburst.
Despite Musk’s efforts to block the bill, Republicans successfully got it through Congress. In response, Musk announced plans to form a centrist “America Party” to challenge the two-party system, a move Trump swiftly dismissed as “ridiculous.”
The president expressed disappointment on Truth Social, writing, “I am saddened to watch Elon Musk go completely ‘off the rails,’ essentially becoming a TRAIN WRECK over the past five weeks.”
Reflections from the Inner Circle
The fallout drew further scrutiny from White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, who described the situation as “very troublesome” during an appearance on Pod Force One. Echoing New York Post columnist Miranda Devine’s observation, Wiles suggested Musk had developed “almost … a sort of fatherly fixation with Donald Trump that I guess inevitably was going to blow up at some point.”
She acknowledged Musk’s contributions, stating, “The president was very, very kind to him, and Elon had so much to offer us. He knew things we didn’t know. He knew people and technologies that we didn’t know.”
Wiles lamented the deterioration of their alliance, noting, “It was a great thing when it was a great thing, and had a very, I think, a very troublesome ending.”
As the dust settles, Vance’s comments reflect a hope that Musk and Trump can mend fences, restoring a partnership that once proved vital to the administration’s success. Whether the tech mogul will return to the fold remains uncertain, but the door, it seems, is still open.
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