skip to contentAdvertisementMusk later shared a photo of himself interacting with President Trump on X and wrote, “For Charlie.”By: Express Web Desk September 22, 2025 07:23 AM IST First published on: Sep 22, 2025 at 07:20 AM IST ShareWhatsapptwitterFacebookPresident Donald Trump, and Elon Musk talk during a memorial for Charlie Kirk, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. (AP Photo)US President Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk reunited at the memorial and funeral service for conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Sunday in Arizona, and shook hands with each other that marked their first public interaction since the duo had a bitter fallout earlier this year.Elon Musk was earlier seen alone in the stands at State Farm Stadium in Glendale but footage posted later on social media confirmed that he was joined by President Trump, as they were seated beside each other and spotted shaking hands and talking as the memorial service attendees clapped around them..@POTUS and @elonmusk at Charlie Kirk's memorial service ❤️ pic.twitter.com/MhJziFujev— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) September 21, 2025Musk later shared a photo of himself interacting with President Trump on X and wrote, “For Charlie.” Charlie Kirk, 31, was killed while speaking at Utah Valley University during his ‘Prove Me Wrong’ campus tour on September 10. The alleged killer, Tyler Robinson, 22, has been arrested for shooting Kirk dead and has been charged with murder.For Charlie pic.twitter.com/8092jIt319— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 21, 2025The interaction between Musk and Trump comes months after the SpaceX CEO departed from his role of leading the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in May. Musk’s exit followed his public criticism of Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” after the Tesla founder claimed that the bill undercut his budget-slashing efforts.President Donald Trump hugs Erika Kirk at the memorial of her husband, conservative activist Charlie Kirk, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale. (AP Photo)During their feud, Musk had called for the impeachment of President Trump and announced to form a new political party to challenge the Republicans in the next US election. Trump responded by threatening to pull government contracts awarded to Musk’s companies and claimed that the X owner was suffering from “Trump Derangement Syndrome”.During his speech at the memorial service, Trump said, “Charlie Kirk is a martyr now for America’s freedom. I know I speak for everyone here today when I say that none of us will ever forget Charlie. And neither now will history.”US Vice President JD Vance also spoke at the funeral and said, “For Charlie, we will remember that it is better to stand on our feet defending the United States of America and defending the truth than it is to die on our knees.”(with inputs from NY Post, AP)AdvertisementTop story1Pakistan Defence Minister’s bombshell: If need be, our nuclear programme can be given to the Saudis2Canada, UK and Australia formally recognise a Palestinian state3‘Firm approved 5,189 H-1B visas, laid off 16,000 Americans’: White House defends fee hike as move to ‘protect US jobs’4As Trump raises fee, top 10 US companies sponsoring most H-1B visas, TCS ranks 25Trump claims credit for India-Pakistan ceasefire again, says he deserves Nobel Prize for ‘ending seven wars’AdvertisementLoading Taboola...