How Elon Musk is responding to LA riots amid feud with Donald Trump
Just days after calling for Donald Trump’s impeachment and denouncing his signature legislation as a “disgusting abomination,” Elon Musk appeared to soften his stance, expressing support for the president’s response to the Los Angeles riots over the weekend.
In a surprising shift during their very public spat, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO backed Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard to curb protests triggered by immigration-related detentions in a federal building in downtown L.A. The demonstrations, which ICE has insisted were based on false claims, escalated into rioting, prompting harsh rebukes from the White House and swift federal intervention.
Musk recently stepped down from his post as a special government advisor leading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and took to X to amplify Trump’s message. He reposted a Truth Social post in which Trump lashed out at California officials, writing:
“Governor Gavin Newscum and ‘Mayor’ Bass should apologize to the people of Los Angeles for the horrible job that they have done These are not protesters, they are troublemakers and insurrectionists.
Adding his own commentary, Musk posted an image of a masked man waving a Mexican flag atop a burning car, captioned:
“This is not ok.”
He also reshared Vice President JD Vance’s endorsement of Trump’s tough stance on the riots, signaling a rare moment of alignment between the two feuding billionaires.
The apparent thaw in tensions comes after Musk publicly hammered Trump’s economic agenda, labeling the so-called “One Big, Beautiful Bill” as fiscally irresponsible.
“It’s a disgusting abomination,” Musk had posted last week, “a lobbyist-written disaster that will leave Americans crushed under mountains of debt.”
Trump responded by accusing Musk of self-interest, saying:
“Musk hates the bill because it cuts the EV tax credits — plain and simple.”
Despite the barbs, Musk has walked back some of his sharpest criticisms. His viral post tying Trump to Jeffrey Epstein mysteriously vanished from X, as did a reshared post that explicitly called for the president’s impeachment.
“Whatever our differences,” Musk posted Sunday night, “rioting and chaos should never be tolerated. The rule of law matters.”
(With inputs from agencies)
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