Their sparring hammered shares of Musk's electric vehicle maker Tesla, which lost about $150 billion in value, closing down 14.3% for the day.
Musk's public slam of Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' comes shortly after his departure from the Department of Government Efficiency.
Donald Trump has withdrawn his nomination of Jared Isaacman, a Jewish entrepreneur who has traveled privately to space himself, to helm NASA.
Friday's White House event was intended as a show of unity after Musk prompted frustration among White House officials this week by criticizing Trump's sweeping tax and spending bill as too expensive.
“So much of the appeal and allure was Elon.” He said he expected DOGE staffers to “just stop showing up to work," a former DOGE employee said.
Musk on Wednesday thanked Trump for his time as a special government employee as part of the Department of Government Efficiency draws to an end.
Ashley St. Clair verrät, dass Musk sie gebeten habe, auf die Beschneidung ihres gemeinsamen Sohn zu verzichten, ein ehrwürdiges Ritual in der jüdischen Tradition.
The visit is expected to be a lavish affair accompanied by blockbuster economic announcements.
I am sure that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s people watch all this and learn. The warning is written on the wall loud and clear.
Officials in Washington noted that this move is "symbolic of sort of the larger trends in Washington."