Trump-Musk row unlikely to divert attention from key issues — Kremlin

Russian Politics & Diplomacy June 06, 2025, 14:20

"Presidents are simultaneously preoccupied with a great number of various more or less important issues," Dmitry Peskov noted

MOSCOW, June 6. /TASS/. Disagreements between US President Donald Trump and his former advisor, entrepreneur Elon Musk, are unlikely to distract the US leader from focusing on the Ukrainian settlement, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, replying to a question by TASS.

He pointed out that heads of state manage to address all issues.

"Presidents are simultaneously preoccupied with a great number of various more or less important issues," the Kremlin official noted. "The heads of state have sufficient time for everything," he explained.

Earlier, Musk and Trump traded sharp accusations on social networks, with Musk saying that without his support, Trump would never have won the election in November 2024. He also spoke in favor of impeaching Trump, criticized his initiatives on import duties and reduced state spending, and predicted a recession for the American economy in the second half of 2025.

In turn, Trump said that Musk had stopped fulfilling his duties effectively when he led the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and "just went crazy." He threatened to terminate government contracts with Musk’s companies, including SpaceX, and cancel all subsidies.

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