Overview

• On June 11, Musk wrote on X that he regretted some of his posts about President Trump last week, admitting his comments “went too far.”
• The apology comes after Musk publicly slammed Trump’s proposed tax and spending bill as a “widerliche Abscheulichkeit” that would drive the U.S. toward bankruptcy.
• Trump had warned Musk of “serious consequences” for supporting Democrats and signaled he might cut government contracts for Tesla and SpaceX.
• Musk has since deleted several critical posts, including one calling for Trump’s impeachment and an unverified claim linking the president to Jeffrey Epstein.
• Analysts caution that lingering tensions could jeopardize vital U.S. contracts that underpin significant portions of Musk’s companies’ revenue.