[guest post by Dana]

Elon Musk and Donald Trump are solidifying their breakup online (Musk on X and Trump on Truth Social). It’s both a big waste of time for POTUS to be involved in a tit-for-tat with the world’s richest man, and yet it keeps Trump preoccupied with his favorite thing: trashing his enemies. That then leaves him momentarily unable to further wreck the country. But it is entertaining. Let the games begin!

Without me, Trump would have lost the election, Dems would control the House and the Republicans would be 51-49 in the Senate.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 5, 2025

—Dana

UPDATE BY PATTERICO: Sometimes you see two young children fighting like crazy – they hate each other, and they’re fighting in a park, and you try and pull them apart, they don’t want to be pulled. Sometimes you’re better off letting them fight for a while and then pulling them apart.

Or not.