In an interview with NBC News, the president also said he assumes his relationship with the tech billionaire is over following their recent falling out.

Elon Musk had toyed with the idea of backing another party - including a third party - in the wake of his falling out with President Donald Trump.

Vice President JD Vance said Elon Musk was making a mistake going after President Donald Trump in a storm of bitter and inflammatory social media posts after a falling out between the two men.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and President Donald Trump appear to be in the kind of chaotic relationship that social media lives to warn you about. First the two seemed to be enjoying a business alliance-turned-bromance when Musk was invited to become a special government employee in January and spearhead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

Vice President JD Vance cracked a joke on social media Thursday about billionaire Elon Musk's bitter feud with President Donald Trump. The war of words between Trump and Musk has intensified GOP fissures at a critical legislative moment,