India, June 6 -- Former allies Donald Trump and Elon Musk have turned their once-public friendship into a bitter and escalating feud. The fallout between the US President and the billionaire entrepreneur unfolded in full public view this week, culminating in personal attacks, political threats, and billions of dollars in financial losses to Tesla.

The alliance began in July 2024, when Musk offered his full-throated support to then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump after an assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania.

"I fully endorse President Trump and hope for his rapid recovery," Musk posted on X just minutes after the incident; he would go on to join Trump on the campaign trail, donning a custom "Make America Great Ag...