It remains to be seen whether President Donald Trump and Elon Musk can patch things up after their ugly break-up this week – as many around them are hoping.

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The falling-out between two alpha males made for astonishing social-media theater, but didn't come as a surprise. From tariffs to the national debt, differences between the erstwhile allies were hardly hidden.