“I regret some of my posts about President @realDonaldTrump last week. They went too far,” Musk posted on X, the platform he owns, on Wednesday, June 11, 2025.

The post marks the first conciliatory gesture from Musk after days of highly public clashes that drew headlines and shook political and financial circles alike.

The feud erupted after Musk labelled Trump’s newly passed tax and spending bill a “disgusting abomination,” urging Americans to lobby their representatives to “kill the bill,” which he warned could lead to a recession later this year.

The bill, which includes major tax cuts and increases to defense spending, passed the House last month and is now under Senate consideration.

Tensions escalated further when Musk suggested Trump was named in unreleased government files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The White House dismissed the claim, while Trump responded by calling Musk “disrespectful” and threatened to terminate his companies’ government contracts, valued at around $38 billion, much of which goes to SpaceX.

Musk’s attacks included reposting calls for Trump’s impeachment and claiming that the president owed his 2024 election victory to Musk’s support and donations.

Musk, who previously served as co-head of the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and was a top donor to the 2024 Trump campaign, appeared to delete many of those posts over the weekend.

Trump, for his part, declared their relationship "over" and said he had no interest in speaking with Musk again, telling CNN, “I don’t know what his problem is… I haven’t thought too much about him in the last little while.”

The fallout shocked Washington and Silicon Valley alike. Former Trump strategist Steve Bannon called for Musk, who was born in South Africa, to be deported. Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance and several senior Republicans expressed hope that the two powerful figures could reconcile.

In the wake of Musk’s walk-back, Tesla shares rose 2% in premarket trading, reflecting investor relief over the potential de-escalation of a political rift that had also spooked markets.

While Musk didn’t specify which posts he regretted, his recent actions suggest a softening stance. He deleted the post referencing Epstein, as well as one endorsing Trump’s impeachment.

Over the weekend, he signalled agreement with investor Bill Ackman’s call for reconciliation, replying, “not wrong,” to a suggestion that the two men should “make peace.”

Musk also appeared to back the administration’s tough response to protests in Los Angeles, posting American flag emojis in response to VP Vance’s remarks condemning the unrest.

Adding to the drama, Musk’s father, Errol Musk, told Russian media over the weekend that Elon had made a “mistake” in taking on the president.

“Trump will prevail. He is the president,” Errol said, predicting the feud would be “over tomorrow.”

While it remains to be seen whether the truce will hold or the rivalry will reignite, Musk’s change in tone signals a possible end, at least for now, to one of the most explosive political clashes of 2025.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has publicly expressed regret over a series of incendiary social media posts aimed at President Donald Trump, signalling a potential cooling of tensions after a spectacular fallout between the two influential figures.