{"id":194605,"date":"2025-09-22T18:56:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T18:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/22\/donald-trump-elon-musk-reconciling-at-charlie-kirk-memorial\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T18:56:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T18:56:54","slug":"donald-trump-elon-musk-reconciling-at-charlie-kirk-memorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/22\/donald-trump-elon-musk-reconciling-at-charlie-kirk-memorial\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump &#038; Elon Musk: Reconciling at Charlie Kirk Memorial?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Are Donald Trump and Elon Musk making nice?<\/p>\n<p><em>Nice <\/em>may not be the right word. But it\u2019s possible that the larger-than-life personalities are moving towards reconciliation.<\/p>\n<p>During the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/09\/charlie-kirk-memorial-secret-service-arrests-armed-man-posing-as-cop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Charlie Kirk memorial<\/a>, Trump spoke on stage with a pyrotechnic display. Musk also attended.<\/p>\n<p>Months after their public falling out, they even spoke one-on-one. What did they say?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_donaldtrump_elonmusk_01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Donald Trump and Elon Musk when they were friends.\" class=\"wp-image-535801 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_donaldtrump_elonmusk_01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_donaldtrump_elonmusk_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_donaldtrump_elonmusk_01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_donaldtrump_elonmusk_01-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_donaldtrump_elonmusk_01-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_donaldtrump_elonmusk_01-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_donaldtrump_elonmusk_01-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_donaldtrump_elonmusk_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Donald J. Trump greets Elon Musk before a state dinner at the Lusail Palace on May 14, 2025.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Win McNamee\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Sunday, September 21, thousands of mourners gathered for a memorial of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/09\/charlie-kirk-dead-trump-announces\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">far-right podcaster Charlie Kirk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Also in attendance were Donald Trump and Elon Musk.<\/p>\n<p>Trump and Musk shook hands and spoke to each other. <\/p>\n<p>Now, a new report may shed light upon their conversation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-theme=\"dark\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW: President Trump and Elon Musk were spotted sitting together and chatting during a surprise reunion at Charlie Kirk\u2019s memorial. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5asd3mTiJF\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/5asd3mTiJF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews\/status\/1969872242407346566?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">September 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>According to <em>RadarOnline<\/em>, a lip reading expert says that the conversation began with shocking normality considering the less-than-normal speakers and their personal histories.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow are you doing?\u201d Trump reportedly began. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo Elon, I\u2019ve heard you wanted to chat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Musk\u2019s response was to shrug. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_donaldtrump_elonmusk_02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Elon Musk rambles while Donald Trump appears to nod off in the Oval Office in 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-535802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_donaldtrump_elonmusk_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_donaldtrump_elonmusk_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_donaldtrump_elonmusk_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_donaldtrump_elonmusk_02-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_donaldtrump_elonmusk_02-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_donaldtrump_elonmusk_02-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_donaldtrump_elonmusk_02-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_donaldtrump_elonmusk_02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Elon Musk rambles while Donald Trump appears to nod off in the Oval Office in 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-535802 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_donaldtrump_elonmusk_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_donaldtrump_elonmusk_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_donaldtrump_elonmusk_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_donaldtrump_elonmusk_02-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_donaldtrump_elonmusk_02-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_donaldtrump_elonmusk_02-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_donaldtrump_elonmusk_02-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_donaldtrump_elonmusk_02-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Elon Musk speaks alongside Donald Trump to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House on May 30, 2025.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s try and work out how to get back on track,\u201d Donald Trump allegedly told Elon Musk.<\/p>\n<p>The purchaser of Tesla responded to that with a nod.<\/p>\n<p>According to the same report, when Trump his hand, he confessed to Musk: \u201cI\u2019ve missed you.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"592\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_elonmusk_tweet_01.png\" alt=\"A dark mode Twitter screenshot of Elon Musk.\" class=\"wp-image-535793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_elonmusk_tweet_01.png 592w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_elonmusk_tweet_01-300x81.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"592\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_elonmusk_tweet_01.png\" alt=\"A dark mode Twitter screenshot of Elon Musk.\" class=\"wp-image-535793 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_elonmusk_tweet_01.png 592w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_elonmusk_tweet_01-300x81.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_elonmusk_tweet_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On September 21, 2025, Elon Musk decided to post a brief excerpt of Matthew 6:12, a Christian prayer regarding forgiveness.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: Twitter)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cForgive us our trespasses,\u201d Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1969916554382061742\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tweeted<\/a> in the early evening on Sunday. \u201cAs we forgive those who trespass against us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some have speculated that he was simply echoing Kirk\u2019s widow, Erika, as she shared a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/09\/erika-kirk-says-she-forgives-charlies-shooter-as-trump-doubles-down-on-hate-for-opponents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">message of forgiveness<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Notably, the idea that past misdeeds can be absolved has been a huge selling point for Christianity for nearly 2,000 years.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"674\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_donaldtrump_elonmusk_03-1024x674.jpg\" alt=\"Elon Musk is dressed so normally as he shakes hands with Donald Trump.\" class=\"wp-image-535803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_donaldtrump_elonmusk_03-1024x674.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_donaldtrump_elonmusk_03-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_donaldtrump_elonmusk_03-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_donaldtrump_elonmusk_03-2048x1349.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_donaldtrump_elonmusk_03-960x632.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_donaldtrump_elonmusk_03-1080x711.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_donaldtrump_elonmusk_03-1200x790.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"674\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_donaldtrump_elonmusk_03-1024x674.jpg\" alt=\"Elon Musk is dressed so normally as he shakes hands with Donald Trump.\" class=\"wp-image-535803 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_donaldtrump_elonmusk_03-1024x674.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_donaldtrump_elonmusk_03-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_donaldtrump_elonmusk_03-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_donaldtrump_elonmusk_03-2048x1349.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_donaldtrump_elonmusk_03-960x632.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_donaldtrump_elonmusk_03-1080x711.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_donaldtrump_elonmusk_03-1200x790.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_donaldtrump_elonmusk_03-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Elon Musk and Donald Trump shake hands as they attend the men\u2019s NCAA wrestling competition at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on March 22, 2025.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, others wondered if this was Elon Musk referring to forgiving Donald Trump. <\/p>\n<p>The two ill-tempered social media users launched a war of words earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Trump suggested that Musk\u2019s companies should <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/07\/donald-trump-to-elon-musk-ill-cut-your-funding-and-send-you-back-to-south-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">receive fewer government subsidies<\/a> and contracts. <\/p>\n<p>(We do not say this often, but Trump\u2019s suggestion was astute, despite his motives. <\/p>\n<p>There has not been any apparent follow-through, unfortunately)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-theme=\"dark\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump: He did not hate his opponents. He wanted the best for them. That&#8217;s where I disagreed with Charlie. I hate my opponent and I don&#8217;t want the best for them. I&#8217;m sorry <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GUiW7NBb0y\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/GUiW7NBb0y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Acyn (@Acyn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Acyn\/status\/1969897421523357977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">September 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Musk, meanwhile, told the world that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/01\/epstein-list-clinton-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Epstein Files<\/a> remain under wraps because <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/07\/elon-musk-blasts-epstein-files-memo-what-is-ghislaine-maxwell-in-prison-for\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trump\u2019s name<\/a> appears within them. <\/p>\n<p>That was \u2026 not necessarily a <em>surprise <\/em>for many to hear. <\/p>\n<p>But coming from a key ally who spent billions to help install Trump into power, it sent ripples through the conservative world.<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully, these two will be back at odds soon. When Trump and Musk work together, terrible things happen to the rest of America.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/09\/donald-trump-elon-musk-reunion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Are Donald Trump and Elon Musk making nice? Nice may not be the right word. But it\u2019s possible that the larger-than-life personalities are moving towards reconciliation. During the Charlie Kirk memorial, Trump spoke on stage with a pyrotechnic display. Musk also attended. Months after their public falling out, they even spoke [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":194606,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-194605","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=194605"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194605\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/194606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=194605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=194605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=194605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}