Former presidential adviser and current Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk expressed regret about his social media posts about President Donald Trump. It was the latest development in the feud between the former acquaintances.
Musk made the comments on X early Wednesday morning. He admitted he took criticism of the president “too far.”
“I regret some of my posts about President @realDonaldTrump last week,” Musk said in his post. “They went too far.”
Musk and Trump engaged in a social media battle last week after Musk complained about the contents of the “big, beautiful bill,” which Musk described as reckless and excessive government spending that would significantly add to the national debt. Musk’s rage-filled comments came just days after he left his position as a special government employee in the Trump administration at the end of May.
“I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore,” Musk said on June 3. “This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination. Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it.”
Shortly thereafter, Musk and Trump exchanged social media posts on two different platforms. Trump had threatened to pull government funding for Musk’s company in a post on Truth Social, while Musk responded by linking him with Jeffrey Epstein, without offering evidence, and later said the president’s tariffs would devastate the economy by causing a recession on X.
After the Trump threat about government funding, Musk dangled the possibility of decommissioning his Dragon spacecraft. He also supported a post that said Trump should be impeached and replaced with Vice President JD Vance.
Musk later deleted some of his posts about Trump, including the one about impeachment and the one linking the president to Epstein.
Shortly after his reconciliatory post about his comments regarding the president, Musk reposted a joke he made in 2021 about a fictitious drug called “regretamine.”
ELON MUSK DELETES TWO FIERY POSTS FROM DAYLONG SOCIAL MEDIA FEUD WITH TRUMP
“New drug coming out called Regretamine,” Musk said in the 2021 social media post. “Pop one & all regrets are gone.”
Shortly after reposting this, however, Musk changed his mind and deleted it.
Trump claimed over the weekend that he had no interest in making amends with his former adviser. It remains to be seen what, if any, impact Musk’s most recent tweet about the feud will accomplish in repairing the friendship with Trump.
