The Trump-Musk interview was taped Friday, while plenty of other Musk dramas have played out since then, from the exit of a top Social Security official to a woman claiming he fathered the child she had five months ago. A proclaimed free-speech absolutist, Musk on Sunday called for 60 Minutes journalists to get a “long prison sentence.”

Although Elon Musk and Donald Trump paid glowing tributes to each other, the president found himself awkwardly sidelined during the latest sit-down