Key points
- I regret some of my posts about President Trump: Musk
- Trump acknowledges statement of Musk and terms it appreciative: White House
- Trump an Musk fallout came shortly after Musk left Doge
ISLAMABAD: Billionaire Elon Musk has said he regretted some of his recent criticisms of US president Donald Trump, following the pair’s public falling-out last week.
“I regret some of my posts about President @realDonaldTrump last week. They went too far,” Musk wrote on his social media platform X, in a message that was received favourably by the White House.
I regret some of my posts about President @realDonaldTrump last week. They went too far.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 11, 2025
Musk’s expression of regret came just days after Trump threatened the tech billionaire with “serious consequences” if he sought to punish Republicans who vote for a spending bill.
Musk’s harsh criticism
Their blistering break-up — largely carried out on social media before a riveted public since Thursday last week — was ignited by Musk’s harsh criticism of Trump’s so-called “big, beautiful” spending bill, which is currently before Congress, AFP reported.
Some lawmakers who were against the bill had called on Musk — one of the Republican Party’s biggest financial backers in last year’s presidential election — to fund primary challenges against Republicans who voted for the legislation, according to AFP.
Trump said he had “no” desire to repair his relationship with Tesla and SpaceX chief, and that he has “no intention of speaking to him.”
“Appreciative”
But after Musk’s expression of regret, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Trump was “appreciative,” adding that “no efforts” had been made on a threat by Trump to end some of Musk’s government contracts, AFP reported.
“The president acknowledged the statement that Elon put out this morning, and he is appreciative of it,” Leavitt said.
Their fallout came shortly after Musk left the task force he headed called Department of Government Efficiency (Doge), which he had promised would make trillions of dollars of federal spending cuts, 129 days into the job, according to BBC News.
