Allies of Donald Trump and Elon Musk have urged the US president and his billionaire backer to repair their relationship, seeking to limit the political and commercial damage from this week’s spectacular split.
The fissure between the powerful pair, ostensibly over the president’s signature tax bill, threatens to derail the White House’s legislative agenda and wreck a hard-won alliance between Silicon Valley and Washington.
“It is unfortunate . . . I hope they will come back together,” Texas senator Ted Cruz, who was in the Oval Office when Trump slammed Musk, said on Friday. “A lot of conservatives are feeling like this is not good, let’s hug and make up.”