Cliff Notes

Elon Musk admitted to regretting some of his recent posts about Donald Trump, acknowledging they “went too far,” including criticisms of Trump’s tax and spending bill.
In response, Trump expressed appreciation for Musk’s regret, while the White House dismissed Musk’s controversial claims linking Trump to Jeffrey Epstein.
The public feud had immediate financial repercussions, with Tesla shares dropping 14.3% but later rebounding slightly.

Donald Trump responds after Elon Musk admitted ‘regrets’ over explosive row

Donald Trump has responded after Elon Musk said some of his recent social media posts about the US president “went too far”.

Elon Musk regrets explosive row with Donald Trump

The Tesla and SpaceX boss shared a series of posts on his X social media platform last week, including one which described Mr Trump’s sweeping tax and spending bill as a “disgusting abomination”.

He also claimed, in a since-deleted post, that the president appeared in files relating to the disgraced paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Posting on X this morning, Mr Musk said: “I regret some of my posts about President @realDonaldTrump last week. They went too far.”

In response, the president is quoted as telling the New York Post: “I thought it was very nice that he did that.”

The publication said it spoke to Mr Trump in a brief phone conversation.