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While the relationship between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg was once thorny enough that Musk challenged Zuckerberg to a cagefight<\/a>, things had warmed up by the early days of the second Trump administration \u2014 at least according to court documents<\/a> published Friday.<\/p>\n As reported by Engadget<\/a>, these texts between Zuckerberg and Musk were released as part of Musk\u2019s lawsuit against OpenAI<\/a>. They were sent on February 3, 2025, around the time Zuckerberg appeared on Joe Rogan\u2019s podcast<\/a> to complain that corporate America had become \u201cemasculated.\u201d<\/p>\n Referring to Musk\u2019s aggressive government-slashing efforts through the Department of Government Efficiency<\/a> (DOGE), Zuckerberg texted, \u201cLooks like DOGE is making progress. I\u2019ve got our teams on alert to take down content doxxing or threatening the people on your team. Let me know if there\u2019s anything else I can do to help.\u201d<\/p>\n Musk reacted with a heart emoji, then asked, \u201cAre you open to the idea of bidding on OpenAI with me and some others?\u201d<\/p>\n In response, the Meta CEO suggested discussing the idea over the phone. According to previously released documents, Zuckerberg never actually signed on to join Musk\u2019s bid<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n