Russia Offers Mediation Amid Trump-Musk Social Media Feud

A highly publicized feud between U.S. President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has drawn mockery and offers of mediation from Russian officials, including Dmitry Medvedev, Russia's deputy chair of the Security Council and former president. Medvedev jokingly offered to broker peace talks between Trump and Musk for a fee, even suggesting accepting Starlink shares as payment, while Senator Dmitry Rogozin invited Musk to move his operations to Russia, promising freedom for technical creativity. The spat escalated after Trump canceled an electric vehicle subsidy bill, prompting Musk to call the legislation environmentally harmful and unfair, and Musk later accused Trump of being named in suppressed Jeffrey Epstein files—a claim denied by the White House. Despite a tense social media war, Musk signaled a modest peace gesture by agreeing with a call for reconciliation from a mutual ally, although he maintained critical views of Trump and his policies. White House aides are reportedly arranging a phone call between Trump and Musk to ease tensions, but Musk's continued criticism and his pinned X poll promoting a third political party suggest lingering animosity. The Russian government has seized on the discord to mock U.S. political culture and highlight divisions within the American leadership.