White House chief of staff Susie Wiles described the fallout between Donald Trump and Elon Musk as “very troublesome,” yet just a “little hiccup” for Trump’s administration.

In response, Trump told NBC News that he had no intentions of speaking to Elon and said he would "pay very serious consequences" if he funded Democrats in future elections. Things simmered down when the two backtracked a bit. Trump told reporters he was planning on keeping the red Tesla.