Good evening. I'm Jeff Bennett. And I'm Omna Nawaz. On the news hour tonight, the dramatic war of words between President Trump and Elon Musk. We examine the potential fallout for the country. The Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration is being brought back to the U.S.

to face criminal charges.

And we speak with two transgender service members as the Trump administration banned them from the military.

We transgender service members are living proof that we belong in the uniforms that we have worked so hard for.

You know, we have earned our spots. Welcome to the News Hour.

We begin tonight with the fallout from the extraordinary public feud between President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk that followed their public rift over Mr. Trump's massive tax and spending bill.

The president this morning reportedly said he thought Musk had lost his mind and that he won't be speaking with Musk for a while.

For his part, Elon Musk sparred publicly throughout the day with former Trump advisor Steve

Bannon on social media calling him a criminal. That came after Bannon suggested that Trump

should have the government seize control of SpaceX and investigate Musk's immigration status.

Musk, who was born in South Africa, has been a naturalized U.S. citizen since 2002.

For more, we're joined now by Tyler Pager, White House correspondent for the New York Times.

Tyler, thank you for being with us.

So you and your colleagues have new reporting on what triggered this Trump-Musk rupture.

What set it off?

Yeah, thanks so much for having me. And I think it's important to note that this relationship has been eroding over time. There's been several points over the

last few months where Trump and Musk have distanced themselves from one another. But one key

flashpoint that my colleagues and I are reporting today in the New York Times

is the decision by President Trump to withdraw the nomination of Jared Isaac Min to run NASA.

He is a close ally of Elon Musk.

And NASA is one of the most critical agencies for SpaceX, Elon's space exploration company.

And Elon grew very upset with the decision by Trump to withdraw the nomination.

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