Well, well, well. The entirely predictable yet explosive end to Donald Trumps relationship with oligarch Elon Musk was catnip for late night hosts Thursday evening, with the likes of Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, Jimmy Fallon and Michael Kosta fully leaning into their glee at the billionaire breakup.

Trump and Musks previously mutually beneficial bromance has ended in a messy and very public divorce, after growing tensions over the Tesla and SpaceX boss declining influence at the White House, failures at DOGE and Trumps hugely controversial Big Beautiful Bill that Musk feels will explode the U.S. deficit. Musk has spent the last few days posting his displeasure about the debt slavery bill that was a disgusting abomination. Things came to a head Thursday, when Trump fired back at Musk, suggesting the Tesla CEO was salty and went crazy over the removal of EV credits in the spending bill. That led to a frankly unbelievable social media cat fight that escalated to the point where Musk alleged that the reason why the Epstein Files had not been released was because Trumps name was in them. On the Late Show, a giddy Stephen Colbert ran through the entire Trump-Musk back and forth. After showing a brief clip of the president saying he helped Elon a lot, Colbert impersonated Trump and said, its true. Ive helped Elon a lot during the campaign. I helped him declutter his bank account of $288 million. He would hand me every dollar out, hold it, and I would say this one sparks joy. And in the pocket it goes safe and sound with Daddy.

Recapping some of the social media posts between the two men, Colbert said, Trump escalated by threatening Musk, [reading a post] The easiest way to save money in our budget, billions and billions of dollars, is to terminate Elons governmental subsidies and contracts. I was always surprised Biden didnt do it. To which Elon Musk replied, Go ahead, make my day.'

Oh, you two bitches have already made mine, Colbert replied with relish.

The Late Show host then moved on to Musks Epstein bombshell, and wondered if this phase of the Twitter war was a Cheesy Gordita Crunchwrap Supreme? Because its dripping hot, messy filth, and Im eating up every sloppy bite.

Mimicking Musks accent and mannerisms, Colbert said, Donald Trump, was a sexual predator that preyed on young women, which is something Ive only decided to tell you because he hurt my feelings. I am the hero of the story!

Wrapping up the feud, Colbert joked that the most powerful man in the world and the richest man in the world, each with their own missiles, are throwing haymakers at each other, like Real Housewives on a girls trip. He added, This could easily get out of control, but thankfully, a cooler head has stepped in to calm things down. Kanye tweeted, Broooos please noooooo [hug emoji]. We love you both so much. Ye has entered the chat! Kanye, Elon and Trump? The easiest game of f**k, marry, kill! Because obviously Id kill myself. You know things are bad when the rational voice mediating your dispute is Kanye West.

Over at Jimmy Kimmel Live!, host Jimmy Kimmel admitted that the Trump-Musk going nuclear had derailed his planned monologue. Kimmel zeroed in on the Epstein allegation, Whoa! You know, I knew this day would come and yet, somehow, its even better than I imagined. Its like coming downstairs on Christmas morning, finding a second tree.

Kimmel continued on the Epstein issue, Thats a serious accusation. What does Elon know? What evidence could there possibly be that Trump was in league with Jeffrey Epstein. Kimmel then showed several pictures and clips of Trump and Epstein socializing together. I dont know what information Elon has, but I doubt hes just making it up because its not true. He could get sued for a zillion dollars for something like this, Kimmel added.

I feel bad for Donald Trump. I mean, first, he lost Jeffrey Epstein. Now, hes running out of friends. This is so hard for everyone, except me, of course, Kimmel said.

Kimmel ended by saying, Theres a huge faction of the MAGA-verse that is obsessed with the Jeffrey Epstein case. They see any list of names any lunatic posts anywhere online, they treat them like theyre the Dead Sea Scrolls. But now youve got one MAGA hero accusing another MAGA hero of withholding the Epstein Files because he himself is a part of them. And what do they do? I cant wait to find out. At the end of this one of thems in a cell with Diddy, thats what I think.

Late Nights Seth Meyers touched upon the Trump-Musk feud during his Closer Look segment, hinting that the late breaking news meant he could only touch on the breakup rather than devote all his energies to it.

Recapping a dizzying day, Meyers said, In the span of three hours, they went from Elon criticizing the bill, to Trump threatening to take Elons contracts away, to Elon suggesting the Trump might be a pedophile. Also, if we are to take you at your word Elon, you already knew that, and it wasnt a dealbreaker.

Meyers added, Its clear as ever that neither of these guys really believed in anything. Elon spending $300 million to get Republicans elected and now hes shocked that theyre doing the thing everyone said they would do. And in the process, Trump used Elon to get back into power. You know, in a way, they were right, watching these guys destroy is both big and beautiful.

On Thursdays edition The Daily Show, Michael Kostas monologue also recapped a wild day describing the breakup as World War Douche. Kosta was incredulous at the thought of two incredibly rich and powerful men debasing themselves so publicly. Can we just point out how crazy 2025 is? Kosta said. Most people cant afford to eat eggs anymore. Meanwhile, these two billionaires are attacking each other from different social media platforms that they each own. Maybe we should eat the rich?

Regarding the Epstein accusation, Kosta said, Its not a big surprise that Trump might be in the Epstein Files. Weve seen the party together. Of course, Trump is in the Epstein Files. This is like saying, Guys, theyre aliens in The X-Files. Yeah, obviously. But for his own best friend/sugar daddy to say this, that is huge. Although I like [how Musk ended his tweet with] Have a nice day. I dont know if Trump is, but I sure am.

And lastly, The Tonight Shows Jimmy Fallon also touched upon the feud. Trump and Elon have been brutally attacking each other all day, seriously, the relationship went completely off a cliff faster than a self-driving Tesla. Im not saying its bad right now, but Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni are saying, Guys take it easy, this is getting out of hand.'