KEY TAKEAWAYS Tesla shares are rising in intraday trading Tuesday after gaining more than 8% over the past two sessions in the wake of last week's public spat between CEO Elon Musk and President Donald Trump.

The world's richest man navigates a treacherous period, marked by an insult-filled public feud with Donald Trump, a figure he significantly helped return to the White House.

"The easiest way to save money in our Budget … is to terminate Elon's Governmental Subsidies and Contracts," Trump said in a post.

Elon Musk’s departure from DOGE, his now-strained relationship with Trump, slumping Tesla sales and the drop in the company’s share price have not meant that the Tesla Takedown movement is coming to an end anytime soon,

The spectacular public feud last week between Elon Musk and President Donald Trump has laid bare how much Musk may lose if their rocky relationship continues to unravel.

The dispute between Donald Trump and Elon Musk was triggered by months of intense stress on both sides, and the public battle between the U.S. president and the billionaire donor needs to stop, Musk's father told Reuters on Monday.