Musk interview with Trump shows how they put aside differences

The two businessmen have sparred in the past - but in this election seem firmly on the same side.

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"I don't hate the man," Elon Musk tweeted in July 2022, "but it's time for Trump to hang up his hat & sail into the sunset."

The Tesla and Space X founder's comment was prompted by a profane Donald Trump insult - put simply, calling Mr Musk a liar. Trump accused Mr Musk of lying to him about who he voted for in the last presidential election.

"Elon is not going to buy Twitter," Trump crowed to a rally crowd in Alaska.

Mr Musk did, of course, buy Twitter several months later - and he went on to endorse Trump’s Republican arch-rival, Ron DeSantis. The Florida governor even launched his presidential campaign with a glitch-ridden chat on Twitter Spaces.

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