Musk's Ex Offers Trump Breakup Tips
It was the shot heard around the Trumpiverse. Just as Donald Trump and Elon Musk's bitter public feud hit new heights, Musk's ex — conservative influencer Ashley St. Clair — poured fuel on the fire with one savage post. The mother of Musk's 14th child publicly offered Trump breakup advice, turning an already messy clash between two of America's most powerful men into a spectacle you couldn't look away from.
In the middle of this high-stakes political meltdown, St. Clair hopped onto X (formerly Twitter) on June 5 and fired off: "Hey @realDonaldTrump lmk if u need any breakup advice," as reported by Page Six.
The Feud Boils Over
This public jab came as Musk and Trump — once close allies — descended into an online war of words. The tech mogul had just blasted Trump's so-called "Big Beautiful Bill," a massive spending package that critics warned would pile trillions more onto the national debt.
Musk didn't stop with budget critiques. He claimed that without his financial backing and campaigning, Trump would have lost the 2024 election. Musk posted that, "Without me, Trump would have lost the election, Dems would control the House and the Republicans would be 51-49 in the Senate," a reported by the Independent.
Trump quickly hit back on Truth Social. He wrote that Musk had "just went CRAZY" after being asked to leave his government role and after Trump scrapped an electric vehicle mandate Musk allegedly supported, as reported by the Independent.
Musk Drops a Bombshell
As tensions rose, Musk escalated the feud further by posting an explosive allegation: Trump's name is in the sealed Jeffrey Epstein files. "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 wrote on X, as reported by Page Six.
Trump has long acknowledged knowing Epstein but claims he had a falling out with the disgraced financier years before Epstein's death in 2019.
Ashley St. Clair's Complicated History With Musk
For St. Clair, this was not her first brush with viral headlines involving Musk. In February, she publicly claimed that Musk was the father of her son Romulus, born in September 2024. At first, Musk reportedly said he was not sure whether the child was his, but according to the Wall Street Journal, a Labcorp report later confirmed a 99.9999 percent "Probability of Paternity," as reported by PEOPLE.
The situation only became more dramatic in April. According to St. Clair, Musk offered her a $15 million lump-sum payment plus $100,000 per month until Romulus turned 21 in exchange for keeping quiet about the child's paternity, as reported by the Independent.
St. Clair reportedly rejected the offer, telling Musk's family office that she didn't want their son to feel like "he's a secret," according to the Independent.
From Power Couple to Public Combatants
The Trump-Musk relationship had once been a close one. Musk served as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in the Trump administration until May 30, 2025.
During Trump's 2024 campaign, Musk reportedly donated nearly $275 million and was one of Trump's key supporters and advisers.
But after Trump announced plans to cut the EV mandate, tensions apparently grew. Musk had warned that the spending bill would raise the deficit to $2.5 trillion and reverse the DOGE team's efforts to cut government waste.
Inside the White House, Trump was reportedly beginning to sour on Musk's role. According to Trump aides, the president had privately questioned whether Musk's promises to slash costs were credible.
Why It All Matters
This is more than a clash of egos. It is a public unraveling of two of America's most powerful players, one a sitting president, the other a tech billionaire with major political influence.
Ashley St. Clair's tweet captured the absurdity of the moment perfectly — the kind of unscripted drama that makes headlines and keeps millions watching. In one line, she transformed a high-level policy feud into a scene straight out of a reality show.
And in today's political circus, that spectacle might just matter as much as the policies themselves.
References: Elon Musk's ex Ashley St. Clair gives Trump 'breakup advice' in savage message mid-feud | Musk's alleged baby momma Ashley St. Clair offers 'breakup advice' to Trump as president's feud with 'first buddy' grows | Mom of Elon Musk's 14th Baby Offers 'Breakup Advice' to Donald Trump After Their Messy Feud Reaches Tipping Point
