Elon Musk now says he regrets some of his Trump remarks – National [Video]

Elon Musk is taking a step back from his public feud with U.S. President Donald Trump, writing on X that he should not have shared some of the comments aimed at his high-powered former ally.

“I regret some of my posts about President @realDonaldTrump last week. They went too far,” the Tesla founder said early on Wednesday.

Their fallout comes after Musk spent hundreds of millions of dollars to fund Trump’s 2024 election campaign, and often appeared alongside the president on the trail. In return, Trump appointed him head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a quasi-governmental body designed to reduce spending.

But it appears their uncoupling had been brewing in the background.

Weeks before the pair’s now-infamous public spat, Musk announced he was stepping back from his role at DOGE to focus on his companies, namely SpaceX and Tesla, both of which saw a steep downturn in popularity during his time as the …