The CNN broadcast -- a moment before Secretary of War Pete Hegseth took the stage and started speaking at 4:03 p.m. ET -- caught Trump leaning in to talk to his former DOGE boss inside his box at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, AZ. Both men were leaning forward as they spoke to each other side-by-side, and Musk appeared to have a smirk on his face when he lifted his head after a moment.

UFC CEO Dana White and Jared Kushner were also in the box at the same time as Trump and Musk. The CNN broadcast cut to Trump's box to show him sitting alongside the Tesla chief executive right as Hegseth started his remarks.

The Trump-Musk pairing stands out, of course, to anyone who has been following their relationship this year. Musk appeared to be on good terms when he exited the White House at the end of May -- Trump even presented him with a gold key to the White House on his final day.

But things soured soon after, with Musk accusing Trump of withholding files on Jeffrey Epstein because the president was named in them. Musk also threatened to launch a new political party, less than a year after publicly supporting President Trump in the 2024 election and only months after working for his administration. Trump, in turn, threatened Musk's government contracts.

Musk, during an appearance earlier this month, said he believed the federal government is "basically unfixable." He also shared he had not returned to Washington, D.C. since his last day working for the Trump Administration.

But the Musk-MAGA relationship has seemed to thaw recently, though -- with the Wall Street Journal reporting Musk preferred getting closer to Vice President JD Vance than starting his new party.

And Trump has not seemed to be upset by the spat. The president, earlier this month, said Musk is "80% super genius, and then 20% he's got some problems. And when he works out the 20%, he'll be great."

You can see Musk and Trump in the clip above, via CNN.