Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s bromance has soured.
Last week, the Tesla CEO announced his exit from the Trump administration, and now, the pair are beefing in a very public way. Amid their feud, Ashley St. Clair—the alleged mother of Musk’s child—offered up her help to the president.
“hey @realDonaldTrump lmk if u need any breakup advice,” she wrote on Thursday.
Also on Thursday, Musk hopped on X to throw some very obvious shade at Trump. “Without me, Trump would have lost the election, Dems would control the House and the Republicans would be 51-49 in the Senate,” he tweeted, in response to a clip of Trump speaking on Musk’s opposition to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, aka the BBB.
“Such ingratitude,” Musk added.
Now, where does the alleged mother of Musk’s child, St. Clair, come into play?
In April, The Wall Street Journal published a report alleging that Musk offered the 26-year-old influencer a one-time payment of $15 million and $100,000 in monthly child support in exchange for her silence about their infant son, named Romulus. The report also revealed the results of Musk’s paternity to have a “probability” of 99.9999%.
Two months before, in February, St. Clair announced that she had given birth to Musk’s child in September 2024.
"Five months ago, I welcomed a new baby into the world. Elon Musk is the father,” she tweeted. “I have not previously disclosed this to protect our child's privacy and safety, but in recent days it has become clear that tabloid media intends to do so, regardless of the harm it will cause.”
Musk also took a jab at the BBB on Wednesday night, approving of a meme, where a school bus represents the money he saved the government via the Department of Government Efficiency, and a train represents the money Trump is spending with the BBB.
Now, where does the alleged mother of Musk’s child, St. Clair, come into play?
In April, The Wall Street Journal published a report alleging that Musk offered the 26-year-old influencer a one-time payment of $15 million and $100,000 in monthly child support in exchange for her silence about their infant son, named Romulus. The report also revealed the results of Musk’s paternity to have a “probability” of 99.9999%.
Two months before, in February, St. Clair announced that she had given birth to Musk’s child in September 2024.
"Five months ago, I welcomed a new baby into the world. Elon Musk is the father,” she tweeted. “I have not previously disclosed this to protect our child's privacy and safety, but in recent days it has become clear that tabloid media intends to do so, regardless of the harm it will cause.”
According to Time, Musk’s departure was expected. Because he was a special government employee, his role had a 130-day cap, which ended last week.
“My time as a special government employee necessarily had to end,” Musk said in the Oval Office on Friday, per the outlet. “It was a limited-time thing.”
Prior to his exit, Musk publicly criticized the BBB, saying he was “disappointed” that it would add to the federal deficit. BBC reports that the BBB will add an estimated $5.2 trillion to the US debt, promising to cut taxes and boost spending on border security and defense.
“I think a bill can be big or it could be beautiful,” Musk told CBS News of the bill the day before revealing his departure. “But I don’t know if it could be both.”
Even though Trump and Musk's budding friendship appeared to cool off towards the end of the tech giant's tenure, the two praised each other during Musk’s departing news conference at the White House, and Trump gave him a large golden key in a wooden box.