Musk reportedly made several pushes for Trump to back off global tariffs surge

Musk's unsuccessful attempts may be sign of growing rift between US president and tech billionaire

Elon Musk made personal, repeated attempts to try to get Donald Trump to back off from the wave of global tariffs that have created turmoil in international markets, it was reported on Tuesday.

Musk's failure to get Trump to listen, however, is evidence to some observers of a growing rift between the US president and the world's richest person, who has been leading the White House's efforts to curb federal spending as head of the unofficial department of government efficiency (Doge).