The Brief

Sen. Ted Cruz says the country does better when President Trump and Elon Musk are working together.

Cruz said he was in the Oval Office when the relationship imploded.

Musk and Trump traded several pointed barbs at each other on X.

Sen. Ted Cruz on Thursday called President Donald Trump and Elon Musk strong-willed and brilliant, saying the two need to make up because the country does better when they work side-by-side.

Cruz said on his podcast, " Verdict with Ted Cruz ," that he was inside the Oval Office when Musk started his posts on X and the relationship between the billionaire CEO and Trump imploded.

What they're saying:

"These are two alpha males who are pissed off and, unfortunately, they're unloading on each other," Cruz said. "And I wish that were not the ca

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