President Trump told reporters Thursday that he was "amazed" Elon Musk had endorsed him in the first place, given Trump's long-standing position on electric vehicles that would hurt Musk's company. Why it matters: In the aftermath of Trump and Musk's fallout — which shifted from scorched earth calls to impeachment to a more peaceful stalemate — the president and the former DOGE head have struck a conciliatory tone.

Musk used X—formerly Twitter—to help rebuild Trump's public image and support his presidential run. What happens if he turns it against the president?

In turn, Musk alleged that the Administration was holding back the public release of so-called Epstein Files because Trump is implicated in them, and he endorsed a message that suggested “Trump should be impeached” and Vance “should replace him.” Those posts have since been deleted.