During the 2024 presidential election season, Trump and Musk grew closer after the SpaceX founder publicly endorsed him and showed his support on the campaign trail.

“I regret some of my posts about President @realDonaldTrump last week. They went too far,” he grovelled on X.

Musk’s rise and fall is also a warning to those same titans, a clear example of the risks of engaging in the messy world of politics.