Musk and Trump traded scathing missives on social media in early June. Trump has previously threatened to end government contracts with Musk's companies, saying during their June fallout that "the easiest way to save money" would be to "terminate Elon’s Governmental Subsidies and Contracts."

As Musk renewed his attacks on the “One, Big, Beautiful Bill,” Trump remained unusually civil, calling his former pal a “wonderful guy.”