Former President Donald Trump appears to be talking trash about billionaire investor Elon Musk out of what some suspect is jealousy and others believe is good-natured ribbing.
In a Truth Social post published Friday, the former president essentially accused Musk of being a liar, described his purchase of Twitter as “illegal,” and suggested that he was slow in figuring out that the Democrat Party is a “party of hate.”
“Gee, Elon Musk never told me that until now he only voted for Democrats. Actually, it was quite the contrary, but now it seems, with all of his problems with a probably illegal purchase of a crummy phony account loaded company, Fake Twitter, he wants to be a Republican because the Dems are ‘a Party of hate,'” the post reads.
“I could have told him that a long time ago, but actually they are a Party of sickness, greed, corruption & absolutely horrible policy. Good luck Elon, have fun!!!” the post concludes.
Look:

The post was published two days after Musk announced on Twitter that he intends to “vote Republican” going forward because the Democrat Party has “become the party of division & hate.”
“In the past I voted Democrat, because they were (mostly) the kindness party. But they have become the party of division & hate, so I can no longer support them and will vote Republican. Now, watch their dirty tricks campaign against me unfold …,” he tweeted Wednesday afternoon.
The tweet provoked anger and hate from the left, prompting Musk to post an additional tweet a day later saying, “Judging by the relentless hatestream from the far left, this tweet was spot on.”
Look:
In the past I voted Democrat, because they were (mostly) the kindness party.
But they have become the party of division & hate, so I can no longer support them and will vote Republican.
Now, watch their dirty tricks campaign against me unfold … 🍿
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 18, 2022
Judging by the relentless hatestream from the far left, this tweet was spot on
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 19, 2022
Trump’s Truth Social post likewise comes amid Musk’s slow-walk purchase of Twitter, which has been delayed in recent days over the billionaire investor’s concerns about all the spam and bots on the social media platform.
What remains unclear is why the former president keeps trash-talking Musk. Earlier this month he wrote on Truth Social that “only a stupid person would buy Twitter for” the price Musk has agreed to. To be fair, he added that “Elon is not a stupid person.”
Yet, on the other hand, Trump’s business associate, Truth Social CEO Devin Nunes, claimed that the former president had privately “encouraged” Musk to buy Twitter. The billionaire investor disputed this in a tweet posted on May 6th, writing that the claim was “false” and that he’d had “no communication, directly or indirectly, with Trump.”
This is false. I’ve had no communication, directly or indirectly, with Trump, who has publicly stated that he will be exclusively on Truth Social.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 6, 2022
Some believe Trump is jealous of Musk given the billionaire’s newfound prestige among the Republican Party base and his purchase of Twitter.
The problem for Trump is that his alleged jealousy is turning off some of his former voters.
“I was a true Trump fan, but I think he is going to be showing us his real colors soon. I think he is jealous of Musk for getting to much attention and taking it away from him,” one such voter tweeted on Friday.
Look:
trump must be so jealous of all the attention elon is getting
— will (@trillwll) May 20, 2022
Elon currently has the heart of the right and Trump is just acting like a jealous ex-wife
— John Dave Irving (@jdur66) May 21, 2022
Is Trump jealous of Elon Musk popularity? He’s all over putting down Musk
GROW UP TRUMP YOU SOUND CHILDISH.— Darlene Sivak-Kurnig (@DARLA_1) May 20, 2022
Don’t know why Trump would attack @elonmusk. I believe he’s probably very jealous. I know he believes in Mr. Musk’s genius.
— Karen LaRosa (@Pawleysgirl57) May 20, 2022
I was a true Trump fan, but I think he is going to be showing us his real colors soon. I think he is jealous of Musk for getting to much attention and taking it away from him. What he should do is team up with Elon and make a mighty team for everyone’s good. I’ll wait and see.😞
— WanttobArtist21 (@pko52) May 21, 2022
The other possibility is that Trump is simply engaged in good-natured ribbing. The former president does have a history of poking fun at people, even those he likes.
Plus, it’s not as if the ribbing has been a one-way affair. Recall the jokey tweet that Musk posted last month about how Truth Social should be called “Trumpet” instead. And note that he posted the tweet while drawing attention to Truth Social’s impressive performance on the Apple Store:
Truth Social is currently beating Twitter & TikTok on the Apple Store pic.twitter.com/RxawVUAYKH
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 27, 2022
Truth Social (terrible name) exists because Twitter censored free speech
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 27, 2022
Should be called Trumpet instead!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 27, 2022
- DOJ agrees not to publicly out FBI agents involved in Jan. 6 cases - February 8, 2025
- ICE arrests 11K illegal aliens in 18 days – NBC News says Trump ‘angry,’ wants more - February 8, 2025
- Judge blocks DOGE access to Treasury data after NY AG Letitia James leads blue states in lawsuit - February 8, 2025
Comment
We have no tolerance for comments containing violence, racism, profanity, vulgarity, doxing, or discourteous behavior. If a comment is spam, instead of replying to it please click the ∨ icon below and to the right of that comment. Thank you for partnering with us to maintain fruitful conversation.