X boss Elon Musk has announced that he regrets some of the negative posts he made about President Donald Trump on social media last week.
In a post on X early Wednesday morning, Musk admitted that he “went too far.”
“I regret some of my posts about President [Donald Trump] last week,” Musk wrote.
“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 did not say which specific posts he was talking about.
Trump and Musk began exchanging insults last week on social media.
The feud erupted when Musk described the president’s sweeping tax and spending bill as a “disgusting abomination.”
Since the dispute began, Musk has deleted some social media posts critical of Trump, including one signaling support for impeaching the president.
Sources close to Musk had said his anger has started to subside, and that they believe he may want to repair his relationship with Trump.
Musk had been hired as a “special government employee” to serve as the lead advisor for the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
DOGE is tasked with downsizing the federal workforce and slashing spending.
While he enjoyed some success in his mission, he was upset by Trump’s decision to open the spending taps in his Bill.
Musk argued that the move was undoing his team’s work.
He exited the White House at the end of May, ending a turbulent 130-day stint in Trump’s team.
Musk’s departure came just days after he said he was “disappointed” with the new budget.
The once-close relationship between Trump and Musk fractured following a public exchange of criticism over the administration’s latest budget proposal.
The conflict began last week when Musk publicly denounced the proposed budget as “a disgusting abomination,” warning that it would “bankrupt the US.”
The Tesla and SpaceX CEO took particular issue with the bill’s multi-trillion-dollar spending levels, including expanded defense funding and the phasing out of certain electric vehicle tax credits.
Calling on Americans to “kill the Bill,” Musk objected to provisions that would reportedly eliminate federal incentives benefiting electric vehicle manufacturers, including his own company, Tesla.
Trump quickly responded, suggesting that Musk’s objections stemmed from the bill’s removal of those tax benefits.
He also raised the possibility of re-evaluating government contracts with Musk’s companies, including SpaceX, which has worked closely with the Department of Defense and NASA.
The disagreement escalated when Musk posted — and later deleted — a series of tweets in which he called for Trump’s impeachment and claimed the president was named in documents related to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Trump dismissed the accusations and stated he had “no desire” to repair the relationship, calling Musk “disrespectful to the office of the president.”
Vice President JD Vance weighed in over the weekend, calling Musk’s remarks a “huge mistake.”
Vance noted that reconciliation might be difficult after what he described as a “nuclear” moment in the dispute.
Still, Vance said he hoped Musk would “come back into the fold.”
For much of Trump’s current term, Musk had been closely aligned with the administration.
He contributed roughly $250 million to Trump’s re-election campaign and was designated a “special government employee,” giving him occasional advisory access.
Musk was seen traveling on Air Force One and spending time at Mar-a-Lago, and had even brought his four-year-old son to the Oval Office
In 2024, Trump praised Musk on election night by declaring, “A star is born.”
Musk later expressed strong personal admiration for Trump, saying he loved the president “as much as a straight man can love another man.”
Whether the rift will be permanent remains unclear.
Musk’s recent deletion of several tweets suggests a possible effort to de-escalate the situation, but as of now, Trump has publicly stated the relationship is over.
The situation highlights growing tensions between the administration’s budget priorities and the interests of major business leaders.
It also raises questions about how key private-sector figures will align in the coming election cycle — and whether partisan divides will deepen as policy debates continue.
Tesla shares in Frankfurt were up 2.44% after Musk’s Wednesday post.
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