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Medvedev Mockingly Offers to Mediate Trump and Musk’s Escalating Feud

Social media users have ridiculed the Kremlin deputy’s pitch as Trump reviews Musk’s government contracts

Elon Musk greets U.S. President Donald Trump as they attend the NCAA men's wrestling championships in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., March 22, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
In this pool photograph distributed by Russia's state agency Sputnik, Dmitry Medvedev, Russia's former president now serving as deputy chairman of the country's Security Council, attends a concert and a rally of members and supporters of the United Russia political party in Volgograd on March 12, 2024.
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Overview

  • Elon Musk criticized President Trump’s “big beautiful bill” on X, prompting Trump to threaten Musk’s businesses
  • Trump signaled plans to review or cancel SpaceX and Starlink contracts in retaliation for Musk’s public attacks
  • Musk resigned from his role as a Trump advisor, saying he had “probably spent a bit too much time on politics”
  • Dmitry Medvedev offered to broker a peace deal between Trump and Musk for payment in Starlink shares, a proposal met with widespread skepticism
  • Stephen Bannon urged Trump to investigate Musk’s immigration status and deport him immediately