Trump and Musk: The 10 days that unravelled their relationship8 hours ago Share Save Share SaveThe pairing of Donald Trump and Elon Musk, the leader of the richest country in the world with the richest person in the world, seemed a perfect match. Wednesday 4 June, 14:50Musk urges his followers to call their representatives to oppose Trump's bill. Thursday 5 June, 11:20Musk quotes a series of old post on X by Trump, from 2012 and 2013, in which Trump criticises government spending. Thursday 5 June, 12:46Replying to another user on X, Musk says: "Without me, Trump would have lost the election." Thursday 5 June, 16:06Posting on Truth Social, Trump says he doesn't mind "Elon turning against me" and continues to defend his bill.