Democrats and progressives flooded social media with a mix of schadenfreude, mockery and a reminder: this was a breakup they saw coming.

The Trump-Musk relationship at its height was unprecedented in Washington - a sitting president granting a billionaire tech CEO access and influence inside the White House and throughout his government.

Trump delivered his sharpest criticism to date of the tech billionaire who served as a key political ally during the 2024 campaign and his first months in office.