The war between Donald Trump and Elon Musk has escalated rapidly in recent hours.
That escalated quickly
After several exchanges, Elon Musk upped the ante during recent posts on X, mentioning among other things that Trump wouldn't have won the election without him.
"Time to drop the really big bomb"
But Musk kept what he describes as "a bomb" up his sleeve, and it's hard to argue with him. "Time to drop the really big bomb", says Musk.
The Jeffrey Epstein files
Indeed, after an acrimonious back and forth, Elon Musk now alleges that Donald Trump's name is in the infamous Jeffrey Epstein files.
"Donald Trump is in the Epstein files"
"Donald Trump is in the Epstein files," Elon Musk launches without any hesitation on X. "That is the real reason they have not been made public," he adds.
A shocking statement
A shocking statement that takes the verbal war between the two men to a whole new level.
Trump's reply
Obviously, the story is far from over. Trump's reply is likely to be scathing, as he has already threatened to cut off funding to SpaceX and Tesla, which benefit from lucrative contracts and generous subsidies from the US government.