"Went Off Cliff Faster Than Tesla": Late-Night Hosts On Trump-Musk Breakup

By our Special Correspondent

Just hours after Elon Musk and Donald Trump locked horns in a bitter online exchange, America's late-night comedy shows jumped at the chance to revel in the chaos of their very public fallout. A smouldering dispute between the president and the tech mogul over Trump's self-congratulatory “big, beautiful bill” erupted into an all-out war of words.

The break-up sent shockwaves across social media — and late-night television wasted no time in joining the spectacle. The Daily Show, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, and Late Night With Seth Meyers were all live and ready, offering up sharp jabs and quick wit.