Crew-11 Mission

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NARRATOR (V.O.) (Voice is engaging and authoritative) They are two of the most powerful and unpredictable men on the planet. One, a real estate mogul who became president. The other, a tech titan aiming for Mars. For a brief moment, they were allies… a bromance of business and power.
(Cut to a shot of Trump at a podium, then a screenshot of a Trump tweet praising Musk)
NARRATOR (V.O.) So how did it go from this… to this?
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TRUMP (ARCHIVAL CLIP): "He's another bullshit artist."
(Cut to a screenshot of Musk’s tweet)
MUSK (TEXT ON SCREEN): "It's time for Trump to hang up his hat & sail into the sunset."
NARRATOR (V.O.) This is the story of how the Elon Musk and Donald Trump bromance crumbled.
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[GRAPHIC] FROM 'FIRST BUDDY' TO FEUD How the Musk-Trump Bromance Crumbled
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NARRATOR (V.O.) Our story begins in late 2016. Donald Trump had just won the presidency, and the business world was scrambling to understand what it meant. For Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, it was an opportunity.
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NARRATOR (V.O.) Musk, ever the pragmatist, joined two of President Trump's key business advisory councils. The logic seemed simple: stay close to power to advocate for his interests—like sustainable energy, space exploration, and American manufacturing. And for a while, it worked. Trump praised SpaceX, hailing Musk as one of the country's "great geniuses."
(Clip of Trump speaking about SpaceX)
TRUMP (ARCHIVAL CLIP): "They've done a great job. Rich guys, they love rockets."
NARRATOR (V.O.) Musk, in turn, used his access to engage directly with the White House. It was a symbiotic relationship. But a storm was brewing, centered on one major policy decision.
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NARRATOR (V.O.) The turning point came on June 1st, 2017. The issue? The Paris Climate Accord.
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TRUMP (ARCHIVAL CLIP): "...the United States will withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord."
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NARRATOR (V.O.) Musk had publicly drawn his red line, tweeting that he would have "no choice" but to leave the councils if Trump pulled out. The President called his bluff. Hours after the announcement, Musk made good on his promise.
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NARRATOR (V.O.) This was the first major public break. The alliance was fractured. For the rest of Trump's presidency, the two kept a respectful distance. But the real fireworks were yet to come.
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NARRATOR (V.O.) Fast forward to 2022. Donald Trump is no longer in the White House. He’s been banned from his favorite platform, Twitter, following the events of January 6th. To get his voice back, he launches his own platform: Truth Social.
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NARRATOR (V.O.) Then, a plot twist nobody saw coming. Elon Musk, the self-proclaimed "free speech absolutist," buys Twitter for 44 billion dollars. The first question on everyone's mind: would he reinstate Donald Trump?
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NARRATOR (V.O.) At first, Trump played it cool. He said he wouldn’t return, even if invited, pledging loyalty to Truth Social.
(Clip of Trump speaking to Fox News)
TRUMP (ARCHIVAL CLIP): "I am not going on Twitter, I am going to stay on TRUTH."
NARRATOR (V.O.) But behind the scenes, the tension was building. The two most powerful voices in social media were now, effectively, rivals. And it was about to get personal.
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NARRATOR (V.O.) In July 2022, at a rally in Alaska, Trump took the first shot. He was responding to reports that Musk had claimed he voted for a Republican for the first time.
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TRUMP (ARCHIVAL CLIP): "You know, he said the other day, 'Oh, I've never voted for a Republican.' I said, 'I didn't know that.' He told me he voted for me. So he's another bullshit artist."
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NARRATOR (V.O.) The "bromance" was officially dead. Musk, never one to back down from a fight, fired back on his new platform.
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NARRATOR (V.O.) Musk portrayed Trump as too old and carrying too much drama. Trump saw Musk as disloyal and just another "bullshit artist." The battle lines were drawn.
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NARRATOR (V.O.) So, where do they stand now, in mid-2025? It’s complicated.
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NARRATOR (V.O.) Musk did reinstate Trump's account in late 2022 after a public poll. While Trump has posted on X since then, his primary megaphone remains Truth Social. Meanwhile, Musk himself has become a major political voice, often amplifying right-leaning viewpoints, but he has kept a careful distance from Trump the man.
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NARRATOR (V.O.) Their relationship has evolved from a partnership of convenience to a rivalry of platforms, and finally, into a cold, transactional peace. They are two titans who command immense influence, both aware that they are too powerful to be firm enemies, but their egos too large to be true friends.
(Final montage of Musk and Trump, ending on a split-screen of them looking thoughtful)
NARRATOR (V.O.) Their story is a modern political epic—a tale of power, platforms, and personalities. As the political landscape continues to shift, one question remains: have we seen the final chapter in the saga of Elon Musk and Donald Trump? Only time will tell.
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