A Russian official said that the nation could offer American billionaire Elon Musk political asylum over his fierce dispute with U.S. President Donald Trump. The U.S. president and the world's richest man have had a dramatic fallout, leaving many wondering what will come of the relationship.

Officials offered to mediate and even asylum for Elon Musk as many commented how a leader falling out with a top businessman was familiar to Russia.

Social media has erupted after Elon Musk declared war on Donald Trump in a series of explosive posts on X. Mr Musk’s post accusing the president of being implicated in the Epstein files has received more than 16 million impressions and generated a host of memes.