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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Hindus have consolidated, BJP will cross 135 seats in WB: Suvendu Adhikari after early trends
Kolkata: Suvendu Adhikari on Monday said he was confident that the Bharatiya Janata Party would form the government in West Bengal as early counting trends began to emerge.
Speaking after initial trends in the ongoing vote counting, Adhikari said the party was expecting to win more than 135 seats in the state.
He also claimed that Hindu votes had consolidated in favour of the BJP, which, according to him, would translate into victory for the party.
Counting of votes is currently underway, and official results are awaited.
