has launched a bizarre online attack on one of his closest allies - - publicly calling on him to be "more aggressive".

Despite their odd friendship, where the American President appears besotted by the tech billionaire, he has called on him to help save the country. The bizarre rant, written all in capitals on Truth Social - an alternative to Musk's owned X - he typed: ELON IS DOING A GREAT JOB, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HIM GET MORE AGGRESSIVE. REMEMBER, WE HAVE A COUNTRY TO SAVE, BUT ULTIMATELY, TO MAKE GREATER THAN EVER BEFORE. MAGA!"

The remarks to Mr Musk, who is the world's richest man with an estimated personal fortune of £338billion, have been liked 58,600 times and "re-truthed" 11,100 times since it was posted on Saturday. It is not clear what led to Trump's outward attack on his BFF or what either man will do next.

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The President of the United States had tasked Mr Musk with leading a Department for Government Efficiency (DOGE) to slash federal spending in government departments across the country. DOGE also happens to be the name of a bitcoin-like virtual currency that Mr Musk himself has expressed a keen interest in for years.

Not only did Musk, 53, pour eye-watering sums of money into Trump's campaign, but he was also a visible presence beside Trump at Republican rallies, making sure to wear his 'Make American Great Again' (MAGA) hat.

According to a new book, was left perplexed by the eccentric behaviour of his friend Mr Musk, reportedly asking, "What the **** is wrong with this guy?" Renowned author Michael Wolff claims that despite their close relationship, President Trump found the billionaire's antics bizarre.

Mr Musk sent out an email on Saturday to millions of government employees asking them to explain what they had done in the past week. He confirmed that he was behind the email in a post on his social media site X. According to screenshots shared online, the email read: "Please reply to this email with approx. 5 bullets of what you accomplished last week and cc your manager. Please do not send any classified information, links or attachments. Deadline is this Monday at 11:59pmEST".

Mr Trump appeared to endorse the move by sharing a pair of internet memes. One showed cartoon character Spongebob Squarepants holding a to-do list, which read: "Got done last week: cried about Trump; cried about Elon; made it into the office for once; read some emails; cried about Trump and Elon some more."

Some US government departments have instructed their employees not to answer Elon Musk's email. The FBI's new Director Kash Patel told his staff "pause any responses", adding: "FBI personnel may have received an email from OPM requesting information. The FBI, through the Office of the Director, is in charge of all of our review processes, and will conduct reviews in accordance with the FBI procedures."