After the Wall Street Journal's report on Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein, Stephen Colbert joked that Elon Musk is "always right about everything."

Musk responded to a tweet highlighting the move, which included a screenshot from The New York Times stating Johnson would “shut down the House” rather than allow the vote. The tweet read, “Speaker Johnson is actively blocking a vote on the Epstein files. This should piss every American off on a visceral level.”

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President Donald Trump has taken to Truth Social to extend a surprising olive branch to Elon Musk, vowing he doesn’t plan to “destroy” the Tesla CEO’s empire and actually wants him “to thrive.” The shift in tone comes amid an explosive public feud that saw Musk accusing Trump of appearing in Jeffrey Epstein’s secret files—a claim that Trump has tried desperately to deflect.

In another tweet, MAGA influencer Jack Posobiec, who received an “Epstein Files: Phase 1” binder from the White House in February, reposted a video clip of Fox News host Mark Levin telling Speaker Mike Johnson that “we can’t waste our time on Epstein.”

The Trump administration is reportedly looking for alternatives to Musk’s SpaceX as contractor for its Golden Dome missile defense system.

Trump denied wanting to “destroy” Musk’s companies in a Thursday post to Truth Social despite his previous threats to cancel the tech billionaire’s contracts with the federal government. Trump’s post comes after Musk’s time with his administration came to a tumultuous end amid Musk’s staunch opposition to the “big beautiful bill.”

Elon Musk’s packed agenda—meticulously divided into five-minute increments—is more than just a quirk of productivity. It’s a strategic embrace of timeboxing, a method designed to maximize output and minimize distraction.