Elon Musk listens when President Trump speaks to a reporter in his oval office on May 30th. A week after the two social media broke up and threatened, Musk said on Wednesday that some of his posts had “going too far.”
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A few days after the very public farewells of President Trump and his former adviser Elon Musk, the latter appears to be in damage control.
“I regret some of my posts about the president [Trump] last week,” Posted by Musk On his social media platform, X, shortly after 3am ET on Wednesday. “They went too far.”
Trump has been active on social media early on Wednesday, but has not publicly responded to Mask’s apology.
However, previously recorded Podcast interview in New York Post Trump, aired Wednesday morning, said he had “no harsh feelings” towards Musk.
“I don’t blame him anything, but I was a little disappointed,” Trump said, adding that he “didn’t think much about him in the last bit.”
When asked if he could forgive Musk, Trump said, “I think I can,” but that “my only function is now bringing this country to a higher level than ever.”
president Told to NBC News On Saturday, he said he didn’t want to repair his relationship with Mask and thought it was over.
“I’m too busy doing other things,” Trump said, adding, “I’m not going to tell him.”
Trump was critical of Musk in his interview, saying the tech billionaire is “disrespectful to the presidential position.”
But Trump also seemed to soften some of his stances. He said he hadn’t thought more about his previous threats, as Trump’s ally, cancelling the federal contracts for Musk’s company and investigating the situation of Mask’s immigration. Steve Bannon had publicly proposed.
Meanwhile, musk It was quietly deleted Some of his more inflammatory tweets from the previous week, including posts, Approve the call For Trump’s bounce, he tied Trump to the files of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, saying Trump’s tariffs would cause a recession this year.
Trump I said it on Monday That he had no plans to cancel the installation of Musk’s Starlink satellite internet system in the White House Security concerns – You may move your Tesla purchased in March offsite. He then told reporters that it would be fine if Musk called.
“We had a good relationship and I really hope for him – in fact, very well,” Trump said. There was a replacement clip Posted on xMusk responded with a heart emoji.
Alliances
The two have enjoyed close relationships since 2024, when the tech billionaire poured nearly $300 million to support Trump’s reelection campaign.
Musk joined the new administration as head of the Office of Government Efficiency (DOGE), becoming the official face of controversial efforts to rebuild the federal government, even as government lawyers downplayed his role in court applications.
The 130th day of Musk’s whirlwind as a special government employee was marked by poor evidence in support of legal setbacks, clashes with cabinet members, and Doge’s claims of significant savings. His own business empire was hit economically as Tesla’s first quarter profits skyrocketed by 71% compared to the same period in 2024.
Musk announced his departure from the government in late May, citing the end of his “scheduled time” in that position. Musk stood next to Trump as the president praised him as “one of the great business leaders and innovators the world has ever produced.”
But the sour soon became sour in the subsequent era, supported by mask’s public criticism of the president’s drastic domestic policy bill known as the “big and beautiful bill.” Musk said he wasted time on the railing for what he called “nasty and hateful,” which would increase the federal budget deficit and undermine Doge’s cost-cutting efforts.
The war of Trump and Musk’s words
Social media snipers continued.
The mask was said Trump had Lost the election Without his support, during that time Trump wrote The “easiest way to save money” within your budget is to end federal subsidies and contracts for masks and refer to musk companies, including Tesla and SpaceX.
Musk then argued without evidence that Trump’s Justice Department hasn’t released the full Jeffrey Epstein files to be among them. Saturday interview On NBC News.
The White House did not directly comment on these allegations, but Executive Director Caroline Leavitt A statement has been issued He has condemned the “unfortunate episode from Elon” and accused him of opposing Trump’s bill because “it doesn’t include the policies he wanted.” Trump I proposed Musk was disappointed as the bill proposes reducing subsidies for electric vehicles.
In an interview with NBC News on Saturday, Trump suggested that his feud with Musk helped Republicans unite and showed lawmakers the benefits of his bill. It passed the House of Representatives in May, and is under scrutiny in the Senate. There, GOP leaders hope to pass it by July 4th.
