Stephen King recently took digs at Elon Musk and Donald Trump on X (formerly Twitter). This comes after Musk slammed James Talarico after an old video of his resurfaced on social media.James Talarico is the Democratic candidate for the US Senate in Texas ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. He and Elon Musk have engaged in a war of words multiple times during his campaign. The Tesla co-founder has reportedly funded Talarico's competitor, Ken Paxton, who is an ally of Donald Trump.On Friday, an X user with the handle @KanekoaTheGreat shared an old clip of Talarico, where he said:“With every border wall, with every bathroom bill, we degrade our reputation and we dishonor our legacy.”Musk quoted this post and wrote:"Talarico wants to trans your kids and destroy the border"Stephen King then quoted the world's first trillionaire's post and wrote:"No, actually it's Trump that wants to destroy the border and let in pet-eating "furriners." Trump is a socialist who wants Tommy to come home as Tammy."Meanwhile, Talarico took more digs at Musk during his rally in Texas on Friday, October 23. He spoke about his donation to Ken Paxton and said (h/t The Guardian):“Elon Musk is trying to buy the Senate seat. We just found out that the richest man in the world is almost single-handedly bankrolling this effort to install Ken Paxton in the US Senate and stop the movement that we are building in our state."“In all likelihood, if you’ve seen an attack ad on your screens, that was Elon. If you’ve gotten lies in your mailbox, that was Elon. If you received a text message saying scary things about me with scary black and white photos, that was Elon too,” he added.He said that Musk is "trying to buy Texas", but added that it is not for sale.Also Read: "As crazy as it sounds": Elon Musk claims staggering SpaceX revenue figure in 2028 is "no longer impossible"Stephen King raised questions about Elon Musk's endorsement of Donald Trump in 2024President Trump Speaks At Golden Age Of American Innovation Summit - Source: GettyElon Musk and Stephen King have engaged in a war of words on X multiple times in recent years. The author also questioned the billionaire about his endorsement of Donald Trump in the 2024 US presidential election.A day before the elections, King wrote on X (via The Independent):“The Musk-man has posted 3,000 times on Twitter in the last month. Most are pro-Trump disinformation and outright lies. Remember, he has skin in the game. Consider his posts accordingly.”Notably, with his constant digs at Musk, there were also rumors that Stephen King has been banned on X. However, he dismissed such claims in November 2024 and wrote (via The Independent):“I see there’s a rumor going around that I called the Musk-man Trump’s new first lady. I didn’t, but only because I didn’t think of it. There’s also a rumor going around that Muskie kicked me off Twitter. Yet here I am.”In 2025, Stephen King labeled Musk and Trump "authoritarian" and "bulls" in the American economy. He also engaged with the X owner when the latter introduced a paid subscription model on the social media platform. Also Read: "Official seal of approval": Internet reacts after Stephen King calls this Sarah Langan book "the best horror novel of 2026"