Friedrich

Much of the Elon-related pseudo-news emerged from one of Trump’s hair-raising Oval Office encounters with a foreign leader, in this case newly-elected German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

Speaking in the Oval Office alongside German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Trump says he and Musk "had" a great relationship but "I don't know if we will anymore".

At what was supposed to be a Thursday press conference about his meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Trump took a moment to address Musk’s comments, essentially announcing that the world’s richest man was being exiled from the presidential inner circle:

During a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the White House, Trump said he was “very disappointed in Elon” and “surprised” by his comments.

"He invited me to China and I invited him here," Trump said of the call with Xi while meeting German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office.