WARMINGTON: Like a marital spat, Mr. Wonderful says Trump and Musk must kiss and make up
The Canadian star of Dragon's Den fame suggests the world's richest man should 'apologize in private' to the world's most powerful man

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Does X mark the spot or does the U.S. President hold the Trump card?
Needless to say, this may have been America’s loudest breakup since they separated from Great Britain in 1776.
Although it looks like the bromance between President Donald Trump and his first buddy, billionaire Elon Musk, is shattered, Canadian business icon Kevin O’Leary – an acquittance of both – says don’t be so sure.
He actually believes the relationship is still repairable.
“So, you know, (this is the) world’s most powerful man and the world’s richest man. They have a lot of good reasons to fix this and they’re going to,” the Shark Tank star known as Mr. Wonderful told the Toronto Sun on Friday.
The only question remaining is “how it happens?”
There is certainly some work to do to put back together what got broken. For supporters of both, that was a dark day to see the Tesla and X CEO and comeback President from election defeat to assassination attempts sniping at each other.
It was a nasty battle on Musk’s X and Trump’s Truth Social, where some harsh words were spoken and some troubling missives were lobbed – especially by the former special advisor to the President on the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) who posted to X, “Time to drop the really big bomb: @realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public. Have a nice day, DJT!”
Musk did not elaborate on what he meant by that, but with the notorious Epstein client list so far not making it to the public’s eyes about who went to his private island where underaged girls were sex-trafficked, or who travelled on his Lolitia Express airplane or attended his Manhattan home, the shot raised a lot of eyebrows.
Trump told the press he’s “disappointed in Elon” who is a “man who has lost his mind” and he’s “not particularly” interested in speaking with him.
It’s understandable how such a betrayal would make Trump untrusting in the future. But O’Leary, who knows and respects both men, said talking at some point is something they should do.
“Elon’s a very eclectic individual,” said O’Leary, who was also on FOX News and CNN on Friday. “He’s out there as you know and he’s beyond genius status and has tremendous executional skills as evidenced by everything he’s achieved – and Trump knows that.”
“A lot of what America does right in space (with SpaceX) comes from Elon,” O’Leary said. “What he’s doing with Neuralink is extraordinary, obviously Starlink is a global phenomenon in terms of what it’s done. It helps Ukraine in the war. Those are all benefits for Trump and he knows it.”
But what he said about the Epstein file was, by most observers’ accounts, a low blow and a bridge way too far for a dispute over a spending package called the “Big Beautiful Bill.”
“I think Elon is probably going to have to apologize in private for the Epstein stuff,” O’Leary said. “That was over the top.”
Under normal circumstances, it would be hard to come back from something like that. But O’Leary believes these two men must try – for the good of America.
“You know, these guys have huge egos,” O’Leary said. “They got into a pissing match, like a bad date.”
Mr. Wonderful equated the situation to how “sometimes in a marriage you have some really bad fights, and the only way you can fix it is to get back together and turn down the temperature and figure out how to go forward.”
The former Dragon’s Den star said he believes this is what will happen.

“It may not be the exact same relationship going forward, but they will go forward,“ O’Leary said. “Over time this will get fixed.”
Having met the President many times, including at Mar-a-Lago and attending his inauguration, O’Leary said “Trump is a pragmatic, transactional guy” who is fair. But he believes the Musk mea culpa must be made to Trump privately first before it’s released publicly – something that should be decided on by the President.
“I think the right move now is a private meeting with Trump, or a private phone call and let Trump do the lead on how they work it out,” O’Leary said. “That would be the way Trump works and would be a better outcome for Elon. In watching Trump operate up close, that would be better. Wait for Trump to return the call that Elon has put out and saying let’s talk.”
In high stakes politics or business, O’Leary said it’s important to “make sure” what you are saying “is the truth” because “if you start speaking untruths, you were going get into a lot of trouble.”

Musk has lashed out at people before and had to apologize.
The key, O’Leary said, is to “try not to get emotional” in politics or business.
“I think Trump was trying to hold back and he doesn’t hold back too often,” O’Leary said, adding Trump, however, knows Musk is a “unique situation and what he represents is unique.”
Time will tell if they patch this feud up – neither have indicated their disagreement is on its way to ending anytime soon – but O’Leary, who is hoping to buy TikTok, sure hopes they do.
“I don’t think it’s a good idea that these two have this spat,” O’Leary said. “It’s not good for the country.”
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