While the relationship between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg was once thorny enough to Musk challenged Zuckerberg to a cage fightThings had heated up in the early days of the second Trump administration, at least according to court documents published on Friday.
As reported by EngadgetThese texts between Zuckerberg and Musk were published as part of Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI. They were sent on February 3, 2025, approximately around the time Zuckerberg appeared on Joe Rogan’s podcast complaining that American companies had “castrated themselves.”
Referring to Musk’s aggressive efforts to cut government through the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Zuckerberg texted: “It looks like DOGE is making progress. I have our teams on alert to remove content that is doxxing or threatening people on your team. Please let me know if there is anything else I can do to help.”
Musk reacted with a heart emoji and then asked, “Are you open to the idea of bidding for OpenAI with me and a few others?”
In response, Meta’s CEO suggested discussing the idea over the phone. According to previously published documents, In reality, Zuckerberg never signed on to join Musk’s bid..
