{"id":343,"date":"2025-07-09T19:12:32","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T19:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wakeupknotts.com\/?p=343"},"modified":"2025-07-10T13:51:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T13:51:30","slug":"wiles-musk-trump-relationship-was-great-ahead-of-very-troublesome-ending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wakeupknotts.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/09\/wiles-musk-trump-relationship-was-great-ahead-of-very-troublesome-ending\/","title":{"rendered":"Wiles: Musk-Trump relationship was \u2018great\u2019 ahead of \u2018very troublesome ending\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"nxs-video-iframe\" data-frame-src=\"10875872\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" layout=\"responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/redir1.thehill.com\/nxs-video-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\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><br \/>\n\t\t<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>White House chief of staff Susie Wiles said the relationship between President Trump and billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk had a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/technology\/5392204-musk-favorability-nosedive-trump-feud-survey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">troublesome ending<\/a>,&#8221; despite the close and almost fatherly relationship the two shared.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2R2Ur3jzQ4w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">an interview with the<\/a> New York Post\u2019s Miranda Devine, Wiles was asked how she would describe the relationship and expressed that she didn\u2019t understand what went sour.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe had a sort of fatherly fixation with Donald Trump that I guess, inevitably, was going to blow up at some point. 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\/>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cSimilar,\u201d Wiles replied.<\/p>\n<p>The chief of staff added, \u201cThe president was very, very kind to him, and Elon had so much to offer us. He knew things we didn\u2019t know. He knew people and technologies that we didn\u2019t know. It was a great thing when it was a great thing and had a very, I think, a very troublesome ending.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wiles said she didn\u2019t know why Trump\u2019s falling out with Musk, who was previously at the helm of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), occurred.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know; I don\u2019t understand it,\u201d she said. \u201cI enjoyed working with Elon. I think he is a fascinating person and sees the world differently, and I think that\u2019s probably what the president saw, too. Just a little bit different than the average Joe. But it certainly came to not a good ending.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Devine said Trump has had a \u201cpretty smooth presidency\u201d besides \u201cone little hiccup\u201d with Musk.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, little hiccup?\u201d Wiles said, slightly laughing.<\/p>\n<p>Wiles also described Musk\u2019s approach to business, organizations and government as \u201cquirky\u201d and said he might be the world\u2019s smartest man.<\/p>\n<p>Trump and Musk had <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/5335921-musk-trump-fight-epstein-files\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a public and messy feud<\/a> in June, days after the billionaire left his role at the White House and blasted the Republicans&#8217; &#8220;big, beautiful bill&#8221; that Trump has since <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/5384512-trump-signs-big-beautiful-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">signed into law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Both men signaled they were ready <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/5343707-musk-voices-regret-trump-feud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">to move on from<\/a> their bitter fight, but <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/5380120-trump-musk-fight-over-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">it reignited earlier this month<\/a> as Congress worked to get the massive package passed.<\/p>\n<p>Musk on Monday trolled Trump, knocking the administration for <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/5387380-elon-musk-trump-jeffrey-epstein\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">making no arrests<\/a> related to the Jeffrey Epstein case. The Tesla chief executive had previously said \u201cthe truth will come out\u201d about Epstein and alleged that Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/technology\/5335453-elon-musk-donald-trump-jeffrey-epstein-files\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">is in the files<\/a> about the deceased sex offender and financier.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, meanwhile, has threatened to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/technology\/5337410-tesla-stock-drops-trump-musk-fight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cut government contracts<\/a> for Musk\u2019s companies and left open the possibility of deporting the CEO to South Africa, where he was born.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>White House chief of staff Susie Wiles said the relationship between President Trump and billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk had a &#8220;troublesome ending,&#8221; despite the close and almost fatherly relationship the two shared. 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