After a 130-day romance at the Department of Government Efficiency (DGE) between President Trump and billionaire Elon Musk, the world woke up one morning to a spurned Elon Musk leaving the White House and waging a digital war on his platform X against Mr. Trump.

His hateful and sometimes cruel posts, portraying Trump as a true despot without faith or law, made global headlines in recent weeks, but have just ended with a repentant Musk writing on X that his posts "went too far."

The dispute between the two men was nothing short of public, with an unusual display of dirty laundry and Musk claiming that without his donations to the campaign, Mr. Trump would never have been elected president. The Tesla boss, upon leaving the White House, called Trump's tax bill a "repugnant abomination." He even called for the president's impeachment. It is true that Musk was the main donor to Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign and subsequently appeared, in all media and public professional situations, as the president's right-hand man.

The publication of his apology post came after Trump declared to the New York Post that he was ready for reconciliation. The president said he was "a little disappointed" by the fallout, but "no hard feelings." "I think he feels terrible for making those comments," he said of the attack.

Trump also said that Elon Musk had "lost his mind," threatening to cancel his government contracts, estimated at $38 billion. A large portion of that contract is for SpaceX, Musk's space technology company.

"I find that very serious, because he has no respect for anyone," Trump said in an interview with NBC on Sunday. "You can't disrespect the office of the president." »

In the presidential entourage, Vice President J.D. Vance declared that Elon Musk had made a "grave mistake" in attacking Donald Trump, but he later attempted to downplay Musk's virulent attacks, describing him as an "emotional" and frustrated man. "I hope Elon will one day return to the team, but that may not be possible now. He has become too powerful," Vance added.

Most Republicans have also called for reconciliation, while Democrats have worked to widen the gap between the two men.

In short, despite public apologies and some diplomatic gestures, there is no reason to believe that Elon Musk will join Donald Trump's team anytime soon, or that a full reconciliation is underway.

As for the possible repercussions of this war on Trump's term and the future of Tesla and SpaceX, they will certainly not appear immediately. There are too many scores to settle between the two men to whitewash the details of their short-lived diarchy.