The allies of Donald Trump and Elon Musk urged the US President and his supporter billionaire to repair their relationship, trying to limit the political and commercial damages caused by this week's spectacular break. The fault between the two influential people, apparently due to the draft law on the taxes promoted by Trump, threatens to derail the legislative agenda of the White House and to destroy a hard alliance between Silicon Valley and Washington. «It is regrettable … I hope they will reconcile,» said Senator Texan Ted Cruz, who was in the Oval Office when Trump criticized Musk. «Many conservatives feel that this is not good. Let's hug and reconcile.» The executive director of Tesla, who had launched new vehement attacks on Thursday, seemed open to a relaxation, responding positively to the call manager of speculative funds Bill Ackman, who urged the two «to make peace for the benefit of our great country». Trump said on Friday that «he doesn't even think of Elon,» then added, to CNN: «The poor man has a problem … I think I will not talk to him for a while, but I only wish him well.» The president spent in the morning praising the achievements of his administration in the economy, despite the weak figures regarding the jobs, and appealing to the federal reserve to reduce the interest. Tech leaders who have supported the administration in the hope of an era of tax and disorder reductions are now trying to flatten the conflict – without too much success. «Elon does not answer anyone's phone,» a Financial Funder of Silicon Valley, a great donor for Republican candidates, told the Financial Times. «Not even those who have billions invested in his companies … In Valley there is a general panic.» The attempts to persuade Trump to reconcile with his former «best friend» were struck on Friday morning that the president plans to sell or donate the Tesla he had bought in March as a support gesture for Musk. The White House also denied that there was a conciliatory phone call between the two. Billionaire Tim Draper, an investor in Tesla and Spacex, urged Trump and Musk to reconcile to save the so-called government efficiency department, an initiative supported by many of the Tech world and working executives from Silicon Valley. «They seemed to make good progress together,» Draper told the Financial Times. «My advice: do not throw the child with the water from the tree.» However, cracks in the convenience alliance between Silicon Valley and Washington had been published for several weeks, especially in connection with the tax on taxes, which was dissatisfied with Musk. Fiscal conservatives are worried that the legislation will add trillion to US debt, and more progressive tech figures oppose the discounts proposed to social programs such as Medicaid. «I totally agree with the elimination of waste and fraud,» said Jon McNeill, former Tesla president and current leader of the DVX Ventures Start-Upur Incubator. «But I do not want a reduction of taxes so much that the most vulnerable to suffer. And from what I hear, many of my colleagues feel the same.» Musk's allies from Trump administration are now afraid that several representatives of Silicon Valley arrived in the government could be in danger. The sudden elimination of Jared Isaacman, a Tech founder and a friend of Musk, nominated to lead NASA, was the beginning signal of a possible «purification», according to a source close to the administration. Those considered in danger included David Sacks, the «Tsar» for Crypto and Artificial Intelligence, Sriram Krishnan, and Michael Grimes policies – Musk's former banker, now officially in the Trade Department.
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