Vice President Vance’s comments come as other Republicans in recent days have urged the two men, who months ago were close allies spending significant time together, to mend fences.

Trump declined to go all-out in his attacks on Musk and counseled the vice president to show restraint in his comments about Musk, preserving a possible bridge.

Vice President J.D. Vance broke his silence amid the escalating online war of words between President Donald Trump and his former ally and key campaign donor, Elon Musk.“President Trump has done more than any person in my lifetime to earn the trust of the movement he leads,

After a rift between President Trump and billionaire backer Elon Musk erupted publicly, Washington was assessing the damage to Trump's policy priorities and Musk's businesses.

The White House tells the BBC the president does not intend to speak to Musk today following their fiery exchanges on Thursday.

Elon Musk is continuing to bash President Trump and his megabill on social media. In his latest post, Musk says Trump would have “lost the election” without him. Senior Writer at The Dispatch David Drucker and CNBC Auto Industry Reporter Phil Le Beau join Chris Jansing with their reactions to the escalating feud,

The president tried to give his billionaire benefactor a dignified exit. It didn’t work.

Musk is not about to overtake Trump himself as the dominant figure in the party, to be clear. But the jilted former “special government employee” is uniquely suited to become a chaos agent who could terrorize the GOP — potentially wreaking havoc on Trump’s legislative agenda and the party’s midterm election plans.