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| Elon Musk says he 'regrets' some posts he made about Donald Trump | Elon Musk says he 'regrets' some posts he made about Donald Trump |
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| Billionaire Elon Musk has said he regrets some of the posts he made about US President Donald Trump during their war of words on social media. | Billionaire Elon Musk has said he regrets some of the posts he made about US President Donald Trump during their war of words on social media. |
| "I regret some of my posts about President Donald Trump last week. They went too far," he said on his platform X. | "I regret some of my posts about President Donald Trump last week. They went too far," he said on his platform X. |
| The two were embroiled in a public fallout, after the Tesla owner called Trump's tax bill a "disgusting abomination". | The two were embroiled in a public fallout, after the Tesla owner called Trump's tax bill a "disgusting abomination". |
| His post comes after Trump declared that their relationship was over, and that he had no interest in mending ties with Musk. | His post comes after Trump declared that their relationship was over, and that he had no interest in mending ties with Musk. |
| The budget, which includes huge tax breaks and more defence spending, was passed by the House of Representatives last month and is now being considered by senators. | The budget, which includes huge tax breaks and more defence spending, was passed by the House of Representatives last month and is now being considered by senators. |
| Musk urged Americans to call their representatives in Washington to "kill the bill" as he believed it would "cause a recession in the second half of the year". | |
| The tech billionaire claimed, without evidence, that Trump appears in unreleased government files linked to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The White House rubbished those claims. | |
| In response Trump said Musk had "lost his mind" and threatened to cancel his government contracts which have an estimated value of $38bn (£28bn). |