You were his First Buddy, but he was your First Enemy Trump introduces a big and beautiful bill, and Musk cites Epstein's list. For Trump, Musk has never been "his own" Although Musk has repeatedly expressed his recognition of Trump's policy since 2022, and even substantively supported his election, however: Musk is not a core interest group of the Republican Party; Musk is not a traditional "iron ticket warehouse" for energy, military, and agriculture; On many issues (such as AI regulation, Mars migration, and fertility improvement), Musk still prefers "technological utopia", which does not fully conform to Trump's populist line. For Trump, Musk is just a tool person who can prove that "I am not anti technology". Musk did attract young people and some liberals in Silicon Valley to Trump, and even affected independent voters to some extent, but: The most important thing after the election is to fulfill the commitment to the interests of the core supporters. The traditional donors of the Republican Party are still oil, coal, traditional automotive industry, and military enterprises. Cutting new energy subsidies to please these core funders is the "political account" that Trump must do. Trump likes supporters with strong obedience, while Musk is notorious for being difficult to manipulate: Masksin's technology drives social change and advocates decentralized and independent human future, which is almost in natural opposition to the world view of "traditional values+national power+individual heroism" represented by Trump. So this is not about repaying kindness with ingratitude, but an inevitable split. I really look forward to the emergence of a third party led by Musk on the American continent, but I am afraid that he will be too exhausted and delay the Mars project.