President Donald Trump bought a Tesla from Musk at the White House as a show of support earlier this year when the EV maker faced consumer backlash over Musk's political activism. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)
DeGraffe, who has been a political advocate and strategist for years, quipped that, ordinarily, "we would have to go to family court," adding "what's the court here?"
Trump is no stranger to quarrels with his staff. During his first term, his relationship soured with his National Security Advisor, John Bolton, and his press secretary, Anthony Scaramucci, after they diverged on different issues and publicly criticized Trump.
But, for DeGraffe at least, this quarrel has "distinguished itself from anything in the past."
One major difference he pointed to is the implications for both parties in this spat.
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"Tesla stock has dropped $150 billion, Trump stock has dropped but it also occurs at the same time as this legislation and so that is going to have – no matter how it turns out – it's going to have massive political and public policy implications for the country," DeGraffe said. "So this is no small dispute."
Elon Musk's falling-out with Trump could become a problem for the president, an expert said. (Reuters)
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However, while DeGraffe sees the Trump-Musk feud as having wide-ranging and lasting implications, GOP political strategist Dallas Woodhouse says he thinks the feud is unimportant to most Republicans.
"I am currently at the North Carolina State GOP convention, and this is not a topic of concern among activists," Woodhouse said. "No doubt it makes for funny and entertaining X posts, but the GOP faithful are laser-focused on growing the new diverse GOP/Trump winning coalition."
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