Russia’s former President Demitry Mendvedev said the country was willing to facilitate a peace deal between President Trump and Elon Musk amid their ongoing fight.
The two have been publicly feuding over Musk’s criticism of Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” which the president and his allies have urged lawmakers to support.
“We are ready to facilitate the conclusion of a peace deal between D and E for a reasonable fee and to accept Starlink shares as payment. Don’t fight, guys,” Mendvedev, who currently serves as the deputy chairman of the Security Council of Russia, wrote in a mocking post on the social media platform X with a face screaming in fear emoji on Friday.
Musk responded with a laughing face emoji on the post.
Other Russian officials said the country was also willing to offer Musk asylum amid tension with the president, according to reports.
“I think Musk is playing a completely different game, that he won’t need political asylum, although if he did, Russia could certainly provide it,” Dmitry Novikov, deputy chair of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, told state media.
The fallout between Trump and Musk comes days after the president gifted the tech billionaire with a golden key while sharing appreciation for the tech giant’s leadership at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
“I don’t mind Elon turning against me, but he should have done so months ago. This is one of the Greatest Bills ever presented to Congress. It’s a Record Cut in Expenses, $1.6 Trillion Dollars, and the Biggest Tax Cut ever given. If this Bill doesn’t pass, there will be a 68% Tax Increase, and things far worse than that,” Trump wrote on Thursday.
”I didn’t create this mess, I’m just here to FIX IT. This puts our Country on a Path of Greatness. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
The president suggested that Musk was upset by the legislation’s caveat ending the electric vehicle incentives.
The Tesla CEO’s company stock dropped during his White House tenure and fell again on Thursday as he feuded with Trump. However, Musk still said he holds the power of the purse for elections.
“Without me, Trump would have lost the election, Dems would control the House and the Republicans would be 51-49 in the Senate,” Musk said in a post on his social platform X.
“Such ingratitude,” he added.
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