Elon Musk has "renewed his bromance" with President Donald Trump and dropped his plans to create a third party.
The richest man in the world has been quietly cutting checks for Republicans ahead of the 2026 midterm elections and appears to be moving back to politics, The Guardian's Arwa Mahdawi wrote in an opinion piece published Tuesday.
"On New Year’s Day, Musk made his renewed support public by responding to a post by a conservative influencer claiming Musk was 'going all-in funding Republicans,'" Mahdawi wrote. "Musk appeared to confirm this with the statement: 'America is toast if the radical left wins.' Looks like the billionaire has now abandoned his third-party plans and is back on the Trump train."
The death of MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk was apparently the catalyst to bring Trump and Musk back together, she wrote.
"So who do we have to thank for two of the most awful men in the world joining forces again? Well, the ghost of Charlie Kirk for one," Mahdawi wrote. "Before he was murdered, Kirk talked about how he was desperate to get Trump and Musk to reconcile. And his death seems to have achieved that: Kirk’s memorial in September brought the two men together for their first public appearance since the feud."
Vice President JD Vance, who has signaled interest in running for president in 2028, "has been very busy brokering a truce and getting Musk to rethink his third-party plans" and has his own motivations to keep the billionaire in his circle, wrote Mahdawi.
"Musk’s unlimited funds played a large part in getting Trump back in the White House and you imagine Vance is keen to keep the money spigot on," Mahdawi added.
She concluded with a plea.
'Please sir, I’m begging you, can you take up a nice hobby? Or spend some quality time with your army of children, perhaps? Or get in one of your rockets and go for a very long ride in outer space? Just do something that isn’t meddling in the government! Because I have a feeling this new political act is going to end very badly for everyone."
