President Trump referenced the SpaceX CEO at investment forum following Musk's White House visit, signaling improved relations between the two leaders.

Musk’s first public appearance in Washington for months marks a new chapter for the president and his former “First Buddy”.

The breakup between the two men first ignited after Musk, a former special government employee who spearheaded the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), argued that the GOP’s budget megabill, which passed over the summer, would add trillions to the national debt and undermine his work at the nongovernmental agency.