Elon Musk says he regrets some of his social media posts about Donald Trump

Published on 11/06/2025 - 10:51 GMT+2

Elon Musk said connected Wednesday that he regrets immoderate of his posts astir US President Donald Trump during their spat connected societal media past week.

"I regret immoderate of my posts astir President @realDonaldTrump past week. They went excessively far," nan tech billionaire said connected his level X. He did not opportunity which circumstantial posts he was talking about.

The brace became embroiled successful a warfare of words past week aft Musk blasted Trump's "big, beautiful bill" of taxation breaks and spending cuts arsenic a “disgusting abomination".

In a bid of posts connected X, Musk suggested Trump's waste and acquisition tariffs would lead to a recession, called for nan president to beryllium impeached, and implied he was associated pinch nan precocious convicted activity offender Jeffrey Epstein. The White House has rubbished those claims. Musk has since deleted immoderate of nan posts, including nan 1 calling for impeachment.

Trump, for his part, said Musk had "lost his mind" and threatened to terminate nan tech mogul's national contracts, including pinch SpaceX and Tesla, arsenic a cost-saving measure.

On Monday, Trump told reporters that he had nary plans to discontinue Starlink — a outer net institution owned by SpaceX — astatine nan White House. However, he said he mightiness move a reddish Tesla, which was purchased from Musk, off-site.

"We had a bully relationship, and I conscionable wish him well," Trump said.

Musk provided Trump pinch important financial support to thief him triumph re-election successful 2024, donating astir $277 cardinal (€242 million) complete nan predetermination cycle.

He was nan laminitis and sole philanthropist of Trump’s ace Political Action Committee, which focused connected mobilising voters successful cardinal battleground states.

After Trump was re-elected, Musk spearheaded nan alleged Department of Government Efficiency, aliases DOGE, wherever he restructured respective national agencies pinch nan purpose of cutting authorities costs and improving efficiency.

Musk near nan management astatine nan extremity of past month, citing a desire to return to his business ventures and vexation pinch nan consequence to his cost-cutting efforts astatine DOGE.