Billionaire Elon Musk has seemingly removed posts on X, formerly Twitter, that he wrote in which he claimed that President Donald Trump was named in the much-discussed files of Jeffrey Epstein, a move that significantly escalated a feud between the two former allies.

Elon Musk publicly accused Donald Trump of being named in the Epstein files, fueling online backlash and confusion. Crypto Twitter lit up as users reacted to the explosive claim, which remains unverified.

Elon Musk and President Donald Trump haven’t spoken directly, but their teams did on Friday, trying to slow down a fast-escalating public fight, according to