Elon Musk's row with President Donald Trump turned ugly after Musk resorted to leftist smear tactics to attack Trump using “a guilt by association” smear.
Musk falsely claimed on Thursday that the Department of Justice has not released the Jeffrey Epstein files because President Trump is named in them. While Trump's connection with the late billionaire financier has been established, Musk's claims of Trump being a client are completely unfounded.
Trump, like the entirety of America's rich and powerful, has either met Epstein or conducted some kind of business with him.
Epstein, who was convicted of sex trafficking young girls for the rich and powerful, made it a point to connect with anyone with influence and power. However, Trump has never been named by any of Epstein's victims, and there is nothing indicating that Trump participated in Epstein's sordid business.
This much is obvious, as anything connecting Trump to Epstein's sex trafficking would have come out years ago. This didn't stop Musk from making absurd claims against Trump in a tantrum that has been humiliating for all involved.
Musk's sudden decision to go ballistic on Trump has been humiliating for Musk's supporters in the Republican Party, as Democrats, who have treated Musk like the second coming of Hitler, are eagerly jumping on this bizarre spat.
In a post to X, Musk stated, "Time to drop the really big bomb: @realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public. Have a nice day, DJT!"
No citations or new information were provided in this post, and the post felt like a retread of a very tired attack against Trump. Trump's innocence in the Epstein saga has long been established, as Trump was one of the first major figures to distance himself from Epstein.
All the way back in 2004, Trump distanced himself from Epstein months ahead of a criminal investigation into Epstein. At the time, Epstein was a massive power player in New York and Democrat social circles.
Furthermore, the reason the Epstein files are being slowwalked is because of the massive operation that the Department of Justice is taking to protect victims and filter out criminal material.
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a statement saying that the DOJ was busy handling "tens of thousands of videos of Epstein with children or child porn." Bondi confirmed there were “hundreds of victims,” and explained that “no one victim will ever get released."
Many suspect that this spat between Trump and Musk will likely not be permanent, as Trump has exercised significant restraint in not attacking Musk. Furthermore, many of Musk's threats have remained just threats.
Many Republicans suspect that Musk will be back in the fold quickly, as the GOP is the only place where his political views will be welcomed. Musk has been demonized by Democrats who have accused him of being a Nazi and an oligarch determined to overthrow the nation.
However, Musk has done permenant damage to his reputation with this tantrum as many Conservatives have watched him go ballistic over a political disagreement and resort to slinging mud at someone who has been a close ally.
