'Two egos going at it': Americans not surprised by Trump and Musk fallout

People in California, Washington and Texas say the relationship between Donald Trump and Elon Musk was 'doomed from the beginning'. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub The Tesla CEO called for the US president's impeachment and mocked his connections to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, while Trump threatened to cancel federal contracts and tax subsidies for Musk’s companies as the former allies clashed Elon Musk signals he may back down in public row with Donald Trump ► https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/06/elon-musk-signals-he-may-back-down-in-public-row-with-donald-trump Impeachment, Epstein and bitter acrimony: Trump and Musk joust in astonishing social media duel ► https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/05/trump-elon-musk-fallout What we know so far: Trump and Musk’s spectacular public blowup rocks Washington ► https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/06/what-we-know-so-far-trump-and-musks-spectacular-public-blowup-rocks-washington The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs It's Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #trump #donaldtrump #elonmusk #elon #usa #politics