What happens when the richest people and the most powerful politicians go through the battle of elimination, what happens?

The world may find out.

The disagreement between Elon Musk and Donald Trump began last week's tabloid, which began to bubble on Wednesday and is now fully boiling. Like everything these two people did, the implosion of their relationship was overflowing to the public's eyes. Trump and Musk have two of the world's largest megaphones, and they are now on each other.

During a speech at the Oval Office Thursday afternoon, Trump sounded a bit like a rejected lover.

He was surprised by Musk's criticism of his "big and beautiful" tax and spending legislation. He opposed the notion that he would lose last year's presidential election without Musk's hundreds of millions of dollars in support. He said Musk has only changed his tune now, as his car company Tesla will be hurt by the end of the EV tax credit due to Republican efforts.

Musk brought Generation X's reaction to his social media site X, to his 220 million followers: "Whatever". He said he didn't care about car subsidies and wanted to reduce national debt, which he said was an existential threat to the country. He insists that without his help, Democrats will win last year's general election. He told Trump.

The billionaire launched a series of extraordinary attacks throughout the afternoon, including no evidence that Trump appeared in unissued archives related to late-stage sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The BBC has contacted the White House for comment.

Musk and Trump have built a strong but unlikely coalition, ultimately a tech billionaire with a key position in the Trump administration to have budget cut authority. Musk's Ministry of Administration Efficiency (or Doji) became one of Trump's biggest stories in the first 100 days as it closed the entire agency and dismissed thousands of government workers.

However, soon after, when will speculation begin, and the two big names will eventually stand out.

For a while, these predictions seemed to have been cancelled. Trump has stuck with Musk, despite his popularity falling as he quarrels with administration officials and has become responsible in several key elections earlier this year. Musk pops up on the Oval Office, Cabinet Room, or the Presidential Air Force flight to Mar-a-lago whenever it appears.

When Musk's 130 days as a "special government employee" ended last week, the two sent out in the Oval Office, the White House's golden key, and hinted that Musk might return one day.

It is safe to say that all invitations have been cancelled and the lock has been changed.

"I have a good relationship with Elon," Trump said Thursday.

Some believe Trump put in a new travel ban on Wednesday night, additional sanctions on Harvard University and a surprise announcement of a conspiracy executive investigation into former President Joe Biden, all of which worked to change the subject from Musk’s criticism. The White House and its allies in Congress seem to be careful not to further tighten their funds after his previous comments.

Then, Trump shouted, …too much for that.

The problem now is the next step in the dispute. Congressional Republicans may find it difficult to keep their members behind Trump’s bill, and Musk offers rhetoric for those who break the hierarchy—perhaps financially air.

Trump is proud to be a devastating counterattacker and he will have plenty of chances to get into Musk. Musk's allies are still in the Trump administration, allies or companies related to Musk or the Biden-era investigation into Musk's business dealings?

Trump sinisterly posted on his own social media site: “The easiest way to save our budget is to terminate Elon’s government subsidies and contracts.”

If Trump puts the government agency against Musk's, then billionaires will suffer. Tesla's shares fell 14% on Thursday.

But Musk also has almost unlimited resources to respond, including funding for Republicans in next year’s elections and primary elections. He may not win the fight against the entire Trump administration, but he can determine the high political cost.

Meanwhile, Democrats are off the field and want to know how to respond. Few people seem to be willing to welcome their pre-party donor Musk back into the situation. But there is also an old saying that the enemy's enemies are friends.

“It’s a zero-sum game,” Democratic strategist Liam Kerr told Politico. “Anything he does will have more impact on the Democrats.”

At least, Democrats seem happy to back off and let the two exchange blows. Ding may flood everything else in American politics before they give up on this battle.

But don't expect this issue to end soon.

"Trump has 3.5 years left, but I will be over 40 years," Musk wrote on X.