Donald Trump and Musk’s relationship has taken a sharp and unexpected turn over the past week.
An expert has weighed in on Elon Musk’s recent call for President Donald Trump to be impeached.
What was once a relatively cordial relationship has quickly unraveled, with tensions escalating rapidly in just a few days.
The fallout appears to have been sparked by Musk’s outspoken criticism of Trump’s so-called “big beautiful bill.” Key elements of the bill include removing taxes on Social Security, overtime pay, and tips.
Musk didn’t hold back, calling the legislation a “disgusting abomination.” Trump fired back, expressing his disappointment and claiming that Musk was “more familiar with the bill’s details than almost anyone else in the room.”
Since then, Musk has claimed there’s a link between Trump and the Epstein files – which The White House has dismissed – tweeting: “Donald Trump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public. Have a nice day, DJT!”
Also, he suggested the US needs a new political party and called for Trump to be impeached.
Impeachment refers to the process in which charges are brought against a government official for wrongdoing.
In one tweet, Musk appeared to agree with another Twitter user that Trump should be impeached and his vice president, JD Vance, should take over as President of the United States.
The person in question posted: “President vs Elon. Who wins? My money’s on Elon. Trump should be impeached and JD Vance should replace him.”
Musk proceeded to reshare the tweet and wrote ‘yes’ alongside it.
Yet, Michael J. Wynne, a partner at GWA Firm in Houston, Texas, has responded to the claims, stating whether there are any grounds for such a thing, to which he says there aren’t.
He told UNILAD: “There are absolutely no constitutional grounds to file articles of impeachment against President Trump. Calling for them now is nothing but pompous and inflammatory, self-aggrandizing rhetoric.
“A president can only be impeached for treason, bribery, and other high crimes and misdemeanors.
“The other times there was at least a superficial case one might argue with a straight face. Not this time. This time it is complete nonsense.”
Addressing Musk’s exit from DOGE, Trump alleged that the tech billionaire was ‘wearing thin’ and asked him to step down as a result.
Trump added, per Truth Social: “I asked him to leave, I took away his EV Mandate that forced everyone to buy Electric Cars that nobody else wanted (that he knew for months I was going to do!), and he just went CRAZY!”
Musk proceeded to brand this as an ‘obvious lie’ and described Trump’s comments as ‘so sad’.
In the meantime, in an interview with ABC News, Trump was asked about reports of a potential peacemaking chat with Musk.
He responded: “You mean the man who has lost his mind?” adding that he was ‘not particularly’ interested in chatting. He later added to CNN: “I’m not even thinking about Elon. He’s got a problem. The poor guy’s got a problem.”
