Vance says Musk making a 'huge mistake' in going after Trump

But nan vice president, successful an question and reply released connected Friday aft nan very nationalist rustle up betwixt nan world's richest man and arguably nan world's astir powerful, besides tried to downplay Musk's blistering attacks arsenic an "emotional guy" who sewage frustrated.

"I dream that yet Elon comes backmost into nan fold. Maybe that's not imaginable now because he's gone truthful nuclear," Vance said.

Vance's comments travel arsenic different Republicans successful caller days person urged nan 2 men, who months agone were adjacent friends spending important clip together, to mend fences.

Musk's torrent of societal media posts attacking Trump came arsenic nan president portrayed him arsenic disgruntled and "CRAZY" and threatened to trim nan authorities contracts held by his businesses.

Musk, who runs electrical conveyance shaper Tesla, net institution Starlink and rocket institution SpaceX, lambasted Trump's centerpiece taxation cuts and spending measure but besides suggested Trump should beryllium impeached and claimed without grounds that nan authorities was concealing accusation astir nan president's relation pinch infamous pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

"Look, it happens to everybody," Vance said successful nan interview.

"I've flown disconnected nan grip measurement worse than Elon Musk did successful nan past 24 hours."

Vance made nan comments successful an question and reply pinch "manosphere" comedian Theo Von, who past period joked astir snorting narcotics disconnected a mixed-race babe and nan sexuality of men successful nan US Navy erstwhile he opened for Trump astatine a subject guidelines successful Qatar.

The vice president told Von that arsenic Musk for days was calling connected societal media for Congress to termination Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," nan president was "getting a small frustrated, emotion for illustration immoderate of nan criticisms were unfair coming from Elon, but I deliberation has been very restrained because nan president doesn't deliberation that he needs to beryllium successful a humor feud pinch Elon Musk."

"I really deliberation if Elon chilled retired a small bit, everything would beryllium fine," he added.

Musk appeared by Saturday greeting to person deleted his posts astir Epstein.

The question and reply was taped connected Thursday arsenic Musk's posts were unfurling connected X, nan societal media web nan billionaire owns.

During nan interview, Von showed nan vice president Musk's declare that Trump's management hasn't released each nan records related to activity abuser Jeffrey Epstein because Trump is mentioned successful them.

Vance responded to that, saying, "Absolutely not. Donald Trump didn't do thing incorrect pinch Jeffrey Epstein."

"This worldly is conscionable not helpful," Vance said successful consequence to different station shared by Musk calling for Trump to beryllium impeached and replaced pinch Vance.

"It's wholly insane. The president is doing a bully job."

Vance called Musk an "incredible entrepreneur," and said that Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, which sought to trim authorities spending and laid disconnected aliases pushed retired thousands of workers, was "really good."

The vice president besides defended nan measure that has drawn Musk's ire, and said its cardinal extremity was not to trim spending but to widen nan 2017 taxation cuts approved successful Trump's first term.

The measure would slash spending but besides time off immoderate 10.9 cardinal much group without wellness security and spike deficits by $2.4 trillion complete nan decade, according to nan nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.

Musk has warned that nan measure will summation nan national shortage and called it a "disgusting abomination."

"It's a bully bill," Vance said. "It's not a cleanable bill."

He besides said it was ridiculous for immoderate House Republicans who voted for nan measure but later recovered parts objectional to declare they hadn't had clip to publication it.

Vance said nan matter had been disposable for weeks and said, "the thought that group haven't had an opportunity to really publication it is ridiculous."

Elsewhere successful nan interview, Vance laughed arsenic Von cracked jokes astir famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass' sexuality.

"We're gonna talk to nan Smithsonian astir putting up an grounds connected that," Vance joked.

"And Theo Von, you tin beryllium nan narrator for this caller knowing of nan history of Frederick Douglass."

The podcaster besides asked nan vice president if he "got high" connected predetermination nighttime to observe Trump's victory.

Vance laughed and joked that he wouldn't admit it if he did.

"I did not get high," he past said. "I did person a adjacent magnitude to portion that night."

The question and reply was taped successful Nashville astatine a edifice owned by musician Kid Rock, a Trump ally.