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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Iran''''s Mexico Embassy says Iran is negotiating with FIFA to move World Cup matches
Mexico City (AP): Iran's Embassy in Mexico on Tuesday said the country is negotiating with FIFA to move Iran's World Cup matches from the U.S. to Mexico after President Donald Trump discouraged the team from attending the tournament, citing safety concerns.
It was unclear whether such talks are happening with FIFA, which did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Iranian officials have previously said it is up to FIFA and the U.S. to keep the team safe during the World Cup.
The Embassy posted a statement attributed to Iranian soccer federation president Mehdi Taj saying Iran wants to move its group stage matches to Mexico to ensure the safety of players and officials.
“When Trump has explicitly stated that he cannot ensure the security of the Iranian national team, we will certainly not travel to America,” the statement said. “We are currently negotiating with FIFA to hold Iran's matches in the World Cup in Mexico.”
The World Cup is being co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico. Iran is scheduled to play against New Zealand on June 16 and Belgium on June 21 in Inglewood, California, before finishing group play in Seattle against Egypt on June 26.
Moving the games would be unprecedented less than three months before the start of the World Cup.
Trump said last week that the Iran team was welcome at the World Cup despite the ongoing war in the Middle East but “I really don't believe it is appropriate that they be there, for their own life and safety.”
Iran has sent mixed signals about its participation in the tournament after the U.S. and Israel launched attacks that killed the Islamic republic's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and dozens of other senior figures.
Sports minister Ahmad Donyamali told state TV last week that it was not possible to play "due to the wicked acts they have done against Iran.”
But after Trump's post the national team said on Instagram that “no one can exclude” it from the tournament and a government spokesman in Tehran stressed in it was the responsibility of FIFA and the U.S. as a co-host nation to keep players safe and secure.
“FIFA is the organizer of the World Cup,” Iran Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said. “When warnings are issued at the highest level about the environment being unsafe for Iranian football players, this indicates that the host country apparently lacks the capacity and ability to provide security for such an important sporting event.”
Soccer is followed passionately in Iran, a nation of more than 90 million people which has qualified for seven men's World Cups and each of the past four editions. The team is ranked No. 20 in the world by FIFA and behind only Japan from Asia.
FIFA has not commented in recent days beyond an Instagram post by president Gianni Infantino last week that he'd received assurances from Trump that Iran was welcome at the tournament.
