Elon Musk crawled back to President Donald Trump after coming to regret his attacks against the president during their public spat last week.
The billionaire, eager to make amends, called Trump late Monday night, three people briefed on the call told The New York Times. Their conversation culminated in Musk posting his groveling retraction on X Wednesday.
“I regret some of my posts about President Donald Trump last week. They went too far,” Musk wrote.
I regret some of my posts about President @realDonaldTrump last week. They went too far.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 11, 2025
The Times said advisers on both sides worked behind the scenes to broker a truce, despite Trump’s declaration that he had no interest in reviving their relationship.
Musk held his first truce talks Friday with Vice President JD Vance and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, according to the Times. On Sunday, he eased back toward Trump by reposting the president’s Truth Social posts about the L.A. protests.
It’s still unclear how Trump will respond to Musk’s peace offering. During his attack spree, Musk claimed on X that Trump “is in the Epstein files,” before deleting his post.
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