Overview

• Musk’s high-volume posting on X, exceeding 100 messages per day, has included harsh personal digs and criticism of Trump’s domestic policy bill as a “disgusting abomination.”
• Despite Trump increasing his posting frequency on Truth Social, his platform’s 6.3 million active users remain far behind X’s roughly 600 million.
• The escalating clash led to declines in both Tesla’s stock and Trump Media & Technology Group shares as investors reacted to their leaders’ public spat.
• A licensing agreement requires Trump to post all non-political content on Truth Social first, but the platform’s engagement and revenue have continued to underperform.
• The feud highlights how influential figures can leverage their own social networks to shape political discourse and market sentiment.