Elon Musk says he now 'regrets' some of his social media posts about Trump after major fallout [View all]
Source: NBC News
une 11, 2025, 4:39 AM EDT
A reunion of the world's richest man and the most powerful may not be imminent, but at least one of them has now expressed his regrets as their relationship lies in ruins. Elon Musk said on X in the early hours of Wednesday that he “regrets” some of the barbs he posted as he and President Donald Trump traded insults on social media and said they “went too far.” Musk didn't elaborate in his 3 a.m. ET message on which posts from last week he regretted and he didn't explain what caused his sudden change of heart.
At the height of their online feud — sparked by landmark spending legislation Trump calls the “big, beautiful bill” — Musk said president wouldn't have won the election without him and accused him of undermining the work of DOGE in cutting billions from federal budgets. Musk referred to the bill as a “disgusting abomination” that would land the U.S. in unsustainable debt.
Trump on Saturday made clear his disappointment with his former ally, suggesting the U.S. government could cut its lucrative ties with Musk’s businesses and prompting the angry Tesla founder to highlight the president's one-time links with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Musk replied “Yes” to an X user who suggested Trump should be impeached.
In an interview Saturday Trump told NBC News that there would be unspecified “serious consequences” for Musk were he to financially back any Democrat candidates in future elections who oppose the government's sweeping budget bill.
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