That was then. The moment that Trump didn’t need Musk’s money it was only a matter of time before he didn’t need Musk. The only thing missing was an excuse to kick him to the curb. Musk gave him that when he openly assailed Trump’s budget bill.

Extraordinary public feud spills over into tax reconciliation project and billionaire businessman's contracts with federal government

Elon Musk had toyed with the idea of backing another party - including a third party - in the wake of his falling out with President Donald Trump.