Elon Musk expresses regret over social media attacks on Donald Trump
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Washington: Tech billionaire Elon Musk has expressed regret over a series of harsh social media posts directed at US President Donald Trump last week, saying his comments “went too far.”
“I regret some of my posts about President @realDonaldTrump last week. They went too far,” Musk said in a post on his social media platform X on Wednesday.
The apology comes after a public fallout between Musk and Trump that played out over several days on social media. The dispute began after Musk criticised the Congressional budget legislation, popularly referred to as the "Big Beautiful Bill," which was backed by Trump. In his comments, Musk called the bill a “disgusting abomination” and accused lawmakers of pushing a “massive, outrageous, pork-filled” spending package.
“Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong,” Musk had posted on X.
Responding to Musk’s remarks, Trump expressed disappointment in the Tesla and SpaceX CEO. Speaking to reporters, Trump said, “I'm very disappointed because Elon knew the inner workings of this bill. I've helped Elon a lot.”
Following Trump’s comments, Musk launched a series of attacks against the former president on X. He even called for Trump’s impeachment in a now-deleted post and criticised Trump’s tariff-driven economic plans, predicting they would push the US into a recession later this year.
The exchange escalated further when Trump threatened to terminate federal contracts held by Musk’s companies. Posting on his own platform, Truth Social, Trump said, “The easiest way to save money in our Budget, Billions and Billions of Dollars, is to terminate Elon's Governmental Subsidies and Contracts. I was always surprised that Biden didn't do it.”
However, Trump later clarified that no action had been taken so far on that front. “I’d be allowed to do that,” Trump said, “but I haven’t given it any thought.”
Musk had reportedly been a significant financial supporter of Trump during last year’s election, with NBC News reporting that he spent over $2.5 billion to back Trump’s campaign in key states.
Despite the feud, Trump later remarked that the controversy may have worked in his favour by drawing more attention to the budget bill. “I think Elon brought out the strengths of the bill because people who weren’t as focused started focusing on it, and they see how good it is,” Trump said.
I regret some of my posts about President @realDonaldTrump last week. They went too far.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 11, 2025
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Bengal polls: RG Kar victim's mother files nomination as BJP candidate from Panihati
Kolkata (PTI): Ratna Debnath, mother of the raped-murdered RG Kar hospital doctor and the BJP candidate from Panihati, filed her nomination papers on Thursday.
She was accompanied by senior BJP leader and former Union minister Smriti Irani and district party leaders.
Speaking to reporters after filing her nomination, she said her sole aim is to oust the TMC regime in West Bengal, which, she alleged, would ensure women's safety in the state and prevent a recurrence of incidents like the RG Kar case.
Nearly a year and a half after the brutal killing of her 26-year-old daughter inside a locked seminar room of the state-run hospital in August 2024, Debnath agreed to contest the polls on a BJP ticket from her hometown Panihati after being approached by the party "to bring to light the truth behind the crime".
She is pitted against TMC's Tirthankar Ghosh and CPI(M)'s Kalatan Dasgupta.
