(NewsNation) — Billionaire Elon Musk expressed regret Wednesday over some of his recent comments targeting President Donald Trump, admitting they went “too far.”
The move marked a turnaround from last week, when the two engaged in a public feud on social media. Early Wednesday morning, Musk posted on his social platform X that some of his posts targeting the president “went too far.”
The fallout began over a disagreement regarding Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.” The conflict quickly escalated and became personal.
Musk suggested Trump wouldn’t have won the election without his support and accused Trump, without evidence, of being tied to the Jeffrey Epstein files.
Trump fired back in several posts on Truth Social, one of which said Musk had been “wearing thin” and “just went crazy” after the president removed incentives for electric vehicles from the bill.
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Trump: No problem if Elon Musk calls me
Despite the tension, Trump said the two haven’t spoken since, and he wouldn’t mind if Musk reached out.
“I haven’t really thought about it, actually. I would imagine he wants to speak to me. I would think that,” Trump said while speaking to reporters Monday. “If I were him, I’d want to speak to me, but maybe he has already called. You’d have to ask him. Ask him whether or not he’s already called, but I’d have no problem with it.”
The feud appeared to begin after Musk stepped down from his role at the Department of Government Efficiency and began openly criticizing Trump’s legislative agenda. Some of Musk’s posts on X have since been deleted.
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Trump retaliated, warning Musk could face “serious consequences” if he supported Democratic lawmakers in the upcoming 2026 midterms, though he did not elaborate on what those might be.
Musk’s companies have billions of dollars in contracts with the federal government — most notably SpaceX, which shuttles NASA astronauts to and from the International Space Station.
Elon Musk’s father: Stress led to Trump-Musk feud
Speaking in Russia this week, Musk’s father, Errol Musk, claimed the feud was caused by intense stress from his work within the Trump administration.
“When he was presented with a budget that in no way represented savings, he stood by his principles and said, ‘I’m not prepared to support this, this is wrong,’ and so therefore I stand by my son,” Errol Musk said.
Musk’s father added that he believes the two will eventually reconcile their friendship.
