Elon Musk Trades Barbs With Reid Hoffman

Elon Musk and LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman clashed publicly Feb. 1–2, 2026 after the Justice Department released new Jeffrey Epstein files referencing both men. The exchange focused on emails showing Musk's plans to visit Epstein and Hoffman's acknowledged island visit for MIT fundraising; neither has been implicated, but the dispute intensified their longstanding feud and raised security and reputational concerns.