Musk, formerly seen as one of Trump’s closest allies, ignited the feud with Trump on Tuesday by denouncing his legislation as a “disgusting abomination,” calling it a “massive, outrageous, pork-filled” bill on social media platform X. Now, Republicans are taking sides in the ongoing fight.

“The Tea Party sold out to Koch, but Trump wouldn’t sell out to ketamine.” At D.C.’s MAGA hotspot, Butterworth’s, the President’s allies and fans reacted to the public breakup between Trump and Elon Musk. And, then, Daniel Immerwahr reminds us that our biggest fears about deepfakes haven’t quite yet been realized. Plus:

The escalating feud between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk sparked a flurry of reactions from MAGA Republicans on Thursday.Why It MattersThe relationship between Trump and Musk quickly turned sour this week after Musk criticizing Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill,