The relationship between President Trump and Elon Musk broke down in dramatic and public fashion on Thursday, with the president threatening to cancel Musk's lucrative government contracts and Musk claiming that Mr.

Vice President JD Vance told Theo Von that Elon Musk made a "huge mistake" by accusing President Trump of being implicated in the Epstein files on Von's podcast on Saturday.

Vice President JD Vance is standing by President Donald Trump during his public feud with Elon Musk, but is notably not criticizing the Tesla billionaire directly.