Elon Musk stepped back from his explosive feud with U.S. President Donald Trump, writing on X that he regrets some of his posts about his one-time ally and that they went "too far." In the meantime, the South African-born billionaire and richest man on the planet deleted a number of X posts attacking Trump – including his claim about links to Epstein – and shared several of the president’s social media posts defending his immigration crackdown and condemning unrest in Los Angeles.
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Early Wednesday (6/11) morning, he posted "I regret some of my posts about President @realDonaldTrump last week. They went too far."
I regret some of my posts about President @realDonaldTrump last week. They went too far.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 11, 2025
Musk's break with a president whom he spent hundreds of millions of dollars to elect appeared to put an end to his influence in the White House and prompted concerns about effects on his companies. As a major government contractor, Musk's businesses could be particularly vulnerable to retribution, and Trump has already threatened to cut Musk's contracts.
Musk earlier deleted a post in which he claimed without evidence that the government was concealing information about the president's association with infamous pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
On Sunday, Trump told NBC's Kristen Welker that he has no desire to repair their relationship and warned that Musk could face " serious consequences " if he tries to help Democrats in upcoming elections.
Tech billionaire says some of his social media posts about the US president ‘went too far’.
In his sharpest attack, Musk claimed that Trump was “in” the so-called Epstein files and that was the “real reason” they had not been made public.
The White House described the claim as an “unfortunate episode”.
Amid the back and forth between the two men, Trump said the “easiest way” to cut spending would be to cancel government contracts and subsidies awarded to Musk’s companies, which include electric carmaker Tesla and rocket company SpaceX.
In an interview with NBC News on Saturday, Trump said he assumed his relationship with Musk was over and that he had no interest in mending ties.
“I have no intention of speaking to him,” Trump said.
Trump also warned that Musk would “pay very serious consequences” if he followed calls to support primary challenges against Republicans who backed his signature bill, which is pending in the US Congress.
On Monday, Trump appeared to have softened on his former ally, telling reporters they had had a “great relationship” and he wished him well.
Now, the South African-born billionaire and richest man on the planet, before his expression of regret, made moves apparently aimed at dialling down tensions between the two men, he deleted a number of X posts attacking Trump – including his claim about links to Epstein – and shared several of the president’s social media posts defending his immigration crackdown and condemning unrest in Los Angeles.
