The relationship between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg was once quite acrimonious Musk challenged Zuckerberg to a cage fightthings heated up in the early days of the second Trump administration — at least because of it court documents published on Friday.
as This was reported by EngadgetThese texts between Zuckerberg and Musk were released in part Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI. They were sent around February 3, 2025 Zuckerberg appeared on Joe Rogan’s podcast to complain that corporate America has become “emasculated.”
Addressing Musk’s aggressive government-cutting efforts Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Zuckerberg tweeted: “It looks like DOGE is making progress. I’ve alerted your teams to take down content that is doxxing or threatening people on your team. Let me know if there’s anything else I can do to help.”
Musk reacted with a heart emoji, then asked: “Are you open to the idea of bidding on OpenAI with me and others?”
In response, the Meta CEO offered to discuss the idea over the phone. According to the previously disclosed documents, Zuckerberg never signed on to Musk’s offer.
