Trump and Elon Musk come together in the commemorative service of Kirk, months after a superb public quarrel

On Sunday, the best Republicans and Conservatives gathered in Glendale, Arizona, where tens of thousands of people filled the state farm stadium to remember Kirk, who was murdered on September 10.

Before Trump goes on stage to address the crowd, Musk went to the president where he was sitting and sat in an empty seat next to him. They were seen shake hands and discuss.

On X then, Musk posted a photo of the two who speak with the words “for Charlie”.

It was the first time that Trump and Musk have been seen together since June, when they argued in public in terms of tax and expenses of the president.

While the Big Beautiful Bill moved through the Congress, Musk had ransacked it to add to the American debt and put an end to tax incentives for electric vehicles and solar energy modules, which Tesla sells.

In June, his dissatisfaction had reached a tilting point. While the quarrel broke out in public and online, Musk suggested that Trump should be dismissed, took the credit of Trump’s electoral victory and said his prices would cause a recession later this year.

He also said Trump was in Jeffrey Epstein’s files and said he would take his SpaceX rockets, on which the federal government is reluctant, out of service.

For his part, Trump threatened to transform the Musk government’s effectiveness department on technological billionaire companies and to look into all the subsidies they have received.

While Musk seemed to defuse, Trump suggested that their relationship was over. In an interview with NBC News, we asked Trump if he wanted to repair his relationship with Musk, and the president replied: “No.” And when he was asked if he thought that his relationship with Musk is over, Trump said, “I guess yes, yes.”

He added that he had “no intention of speaking” to Musk to soon, saying: “I am too busy doing other things” and accused Musk of lacking respect for the presidency.

He marked a spectacular turnaround after Musk had become the largest donor of the Republicans in the 2024 electoral cycle, a superior advisor to the White House and the head of the Government Ministry.

Kirk predicted during the summer at one point, Musk and Trump reconciled, saying “they are much stronger together”.

And Sunday, the widow of Kirk, Erika, delivered a message of forgiveness, saying that she even forgive the shooter who killed her husband.

During Trump’s speech that followed, he recognized Kirk’s “noble spirit” but admitted that he could not be the same.

“I hate my opponents and I don’t want the best for them,” said Trump. “I’m sorry. I’m sorry Erika, but now Erika can talk to me and the whole group, and maybe they can convince me that it’s not correct, but I can’t stand my opponent.”

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