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Trump and Musk Reunite at Charlie Kirk Memorial in First Public Meeting Since Feud

A brief, glass-protected exchange signaled a tentative thaw in a feud rooted in Musk’s opposition to Trump’s spending bill.

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From left, Dana White, President Donald Trump, Elon Musk and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., talk at a memorial for Charlie Kirk, Sunday at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz.
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Overview

  • State Farm Stadium in Glendale hosted the memorial with roughly 60,000 attendees under tight security for Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot on September 10; a 22-year-old suspect, Tyler Robinson, has been charged.
  • Seated together in a private suite, President Donald Trump and Elon Musk shook hands and chatted briefly as the moment was captured on the stadium feed and by the White House Rapid Response account.
  • Musk posted a photo with Trump on X captioned "For Charlie" and shared video showing the stadium "packed to the ceiling."
  • It was their first public interaction since a June rupture over Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” and Musk’s contentious departure from the Department of Government Efficiency after weeks of mutual online attacks.
  • Trump eulogized Kirk as a “great American hero” and said he would award a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom, as Vice President JD Vance and other officials addressed the crowd.