Elon Musk expressed regret on Wednesday regarding some of his latest social media remarks directed at President Donald Trump.
“I regret some of my posts about President @realDonaldTrump last week. They went too far,” Musk posted on X.
Their once-strong rapport crumbled in full public view last week as both men exchanged sharp remarks across their personal social media platforms.
Not long ago, Musk stood as one of Trump’s strongest supporters within the administration, jointly heading the Department of Government Efficiency and leading sweeping job cuts in the federal workforce.
However, things turned bitter when Musk condemned Trump’s sweeping tax reduction and domestic agenda package, describing it as a “disgusting abomination” because of its expected harmful effects on the country’s fiscal stability.
Musk escalated his disapproval by reposting old statements made by Trump and other members of the Republican party, all of which highlighted issues around government spending and the national deficit.
Tesla’s stock price (TSLA) edged up after Musk softened his stance on X, showing a 2% increase in premarket activity.
Among Musk’s posts on X last week was a claim that Trump would have lost last year’s presidential election without him and – in the most incendiary missive – that Trump is “in” the Jeffrey Epstein files.
Epstein was a convicted sex offender who died behind bars in 2019 before standing trial for sex trafficking allegations. Musk did not present proof to support his claim that Trump’s name appears in confidential materials linked to Epstein.
It is worth noting that the mere presence of a person’s name in such documents does not imply they have committed any illegal acts.
Meanwhile, Trump posted on his Truth Social account last week that he might revoke government contracts and financial assistance granted to Musk’s businesses.
In a Friday interview, the president remarked that he was “not even thinking about Elon” and had no plans to communicate with Musk “for a while.”
Trump, during a recently released podcast episode, shared that he “was disappointed” in Musk. The president insisted he bore “no hard feelings” towards the tech entrepreneur but admitted he “was really surprised” by Musk’s critique of the tax legislation.
“I don’t know what his problem is, really, I don’t know. I haven’t thought too much about him in the last little while,” Trump said to the podcast host.
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