Elon Musk posted in February that he loved his president, boss and personal friend, “as much as a hetero man could love another man.”
And they had so many things in common: colossal egos; mercurial political opinions; Compulsive habits on social networks.
However, it was clear for almost all Maga’s romantics, except hopeless, that this Megastar Bromance fueled by flight was doomed to failure.
But who would have predicted an end of this spectacular – their relationship undergoing a “quick dismantling unprofilled” to compete with the most explosive of Mr. Musktest rockets.
Their hysterical tit-tray on social networks could be the fabric of Hollywood tabloids, but its consequences could be serious.
The rupture has already had a major impact on the richness of Mr. Musk, the Tesla shares have slipped by 15% on the news.
But Mr. Musk’s social media platform and $ 250 million in political gifts did not play a role in obtaining Mr. Trump And his supporters in the White House.
If this money and this influence were to turn against them, it could see them.
And in terms of strategic meaning, Elon Musk Spacex is not an ordinary company.
In 2024, he had an average launch of rocket every three days, representing almost 90% of the launch market of the American orbital and took more freight in space last year than the rest of the combined world.
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Elon Musk already seems to have fallen back on his threat to downgrade the dragon of the SpaceX crew which transparent astronauts to the international space station.
This would have risked the life of the crew on board, leaving the United States and its international partners dependent on Russian equipment to take them to orbit.
Nor is it that Trump will not give up a business as necessary for American interests that SpaceX.
Although the quimnce of relations will be good news for its promising competitors as the original launching company of the founder of Amazon Jeff Bezos.
SpaceX strongly depends on government contracts in NASA and the American army. But it could be years before a competitor could compete with a quasi-monopoly on space launches.
The two men could, of course, repair things. It would not be the first time either, scandalous things on social networks have later raised their shoulders.
But in a way, the damage has already been caused.
The world has seen two of its most powerful people like adolescents without any evidence of the wisdom, restraint or fresh head that most expect reliable businessmen and heads of state.
Given the state of the world at the moment, what the light details of their row say on the two men is more terrifying than the titillating.