While the relationship between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg was once quite tense Musk challenges Zuckerberg to a cage fightThings had heated up by the early days of the second Trump administration — at least according to court documents published Friday.
As Reported by EngadgetThese texts between Zuckerberg and Musk were released as part of Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI. These were sent approximately on February 3, 2025 Zuckerberg appeared on Joe Rogan’s podcast To complain that corporate America has become “impotent.”
Referring to Musk’s aggressive government-reduction efforts Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Zuckerberg texted, “It looks like DOGE is making progress. I’ve put my teams on alert to remove people doxxing or threatening content. Let me know if there’s anything else I can do to help.”
Musk responded with a heart emoji, then asked, “Are you open to the idea of bidding on OpenAI with me and a few others?”
In response, the Meta CEO suggested discussing the idea over the phone. According to previously released documents, Zuckerberg never actually signed on to join Musk’s bid.
