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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Earnest Daniel Nicolas

Donald Trump And Elon Musk Reunited: Why Critics Claim Reconcilliation Is 'Kissing Trump's A--'

Donald Trump and Elon Musk (Credit: Official White House Photo by Molly Riley/Wikimedia Commons)

Just months after their explosive falling out threatened to fracture the conservative establishment, Donald Trump and Elon Musk have seemingly mended fences in the most public way possible.

On Saturday, 3 January 2026, the tech billionaire and the President were spotted side by side at a lavish Mar-a-Lago soirée, appearing for all the world like the best of friends once more. The sight is a far cry from the days when Musk branded the President's spending bill a 'disgusting abomination', and Trump claimed the billionaire 'went CRAZY!'

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