{"id":2445701,"date":"2025-06-11T06:25:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T10:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-comments-about-feud-with-trump-says-he-regrets-some-of-his-posts-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-06-11T06:26:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T10:26:54","slug":"musk-comments-about-feud-with-trump-says-he-regrets-some-of-his-posts-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-comments-about-feud-with-trump-says-he-regrets-some-of-his-posts-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Musk comments about feud with Trump, says he regrets \u2018some\u2019 of his posts &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmusk-comments-about-feud-with-trump-says-he-regrets-some-of-his-posts-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2445701&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Elon Musk, the CEO of tesla and SpaceX, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-backed-plan-would-replace-disney-worlds-self-rule-with-state-oversight\/\" title=\"DeSantis-Backed Plan Would Replace Disney World\u2019s Self-Rule With State Oversight\">recently expressed regret<\/a> for certain posts he made on social media regarding former President donald Trump. In a statement on his X account, Musk admitted that he went &#8220;too far&#8221; with his criticisms, specifically referencing his discontent with a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >congressional spending bill<\/a>. This came after a public feud between the two, where Musk had labeled the bill as excessive and reckless. Trump responded to Musk&#8217;s comments by threatening to withdraw government funding from Musk&#8217;s companies, leading to further exchanges on social media where they made pointed accusations against each other. After realizing the impact of his remarks, Musk deleted some of his more controversial posts, alluding to a fictitious drug called &#8220;Regretamine&#8221; in a lighter context to cope with the situation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Musk comments about feud with Trump, says he regrets &lsquo;some&rsquo; of his posts<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Former presidential adviser and current Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk expressed regret about his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media posts<\/a> about President Donald Trump. It was the latest development in the current feud between the former acquaintances.<\/p>\n<p>Musk made the comments in a post on his X account early Wednesday morning. He admitted he took his criticism of the president &ldquo;too far.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3436692\/democrats-strain-nuance-los-angeles-protesters-defense\/\">Democrats strain for nuance in defending Los Angeles protesters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3437463\/trump-begins-new-legal-chapter-undo-felony-conviction\/\">Trump begins new legal chapter in bid to undo felony conviction<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3437797\/new-jersey-gubernatorial-race-ciattarelli-sherrill\/\">New Jersey&rsquo;s gubernatorial race sets up test for Democratic and GOP messaging on Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I regret some of my posts about President <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> last week. They went too far.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1932695486684950962?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I regret some of my posts about President<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realDonaldTrump\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> @realDonaldTrump<\/a> last week,&rdquo; Musk <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1932695486684950962?s=46\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> in his post. &ldquo;They went too far.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Musk and Trump engaged in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elections-have-consequences-and-2020s-was-war\/\" title=\"Elections Have Consequences, And 2020\u2019s Was War\">social media battle<\/a> last week after Musk complained about the contents of the &ldquo;big, beautiful bill, which Musk categorized as reckless and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/japanification-how-americas-economy-could-see-a-permanent-decline\/\" title=\"\u2018Japanification\u2019: How America\u2019s Economy Could See A Permanent Decline\">excessive government spending<\/a> that would significantly add to the national debt. The rage-filled comments by Musk came just days after he left his official position in the Trump administration at the end of May as a special government employee.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&rsquo;m sorry, but I just can&rsquo;t stand it anymore.<\/p>\n<p>This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination.<\/p>\n<p>Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1929954109689606359?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m sorry, but I just can&rsquo;t stand it anymore,&rdquo; Musk said in a post on X on June 3. &ldquo;This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination. Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Shortly thereafter, Musk and Trump exchanged<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3436768\/musk-spending-bill-trump-feud-brett-guthrie\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> social media posts<\/a> on two different platforms. Trump had threatened to pull government funding for Musk&rsquo;s company in a post on Truth Social, while Musk responded by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3434766\/elon-musk-deletes-two-posts-social-media-feud-trump\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">linking him with Jeffrey Epstein<\/a> (without providing any evidence) and later said the president&rsquo;s tariffs would devastate the economy by causing a recession on X.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After the Trump threat about government funding, Musk dangled the possibility of decommissioning his Dragon spacecraft. He also supported a post that said Trump should be impeached and replaced with Vice President J.D. Vance.<\/p>\n<p>Musk would later <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3434766\/elon-musk-deletes-two-posts-social-media-feud-trump\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">delete some of his posts about<\/a> Trump, including the one about impeachment and the one linking the president to Epstein.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after his reconciliatory post about his comments regarding the president, Musk reposted a joke he made in 2021 about a fictitious drug called &ldquo;regretamine.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;New drug coming out called Regretamine,&rdquo; Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1366463640451256323\" title=\"\">said<\/a> in the 2021 social media post. &ldquo;Pop one &amp; all regrets are gone.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New drug coming out called Regretamine. Pop one &amp; all regrets are gone.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1366463640451256323?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Shortly after reposting this on his X account, however, Musk changed his mind and deleted it.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Musk regrets some posts about Trump amid ongoing feud<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2445702,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Bannon-musk.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[14161,4250,10269,32364,3634],"class_list":["post-2445701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-feud","tag-musk","tag-regrets","tag-social-media","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Bannon-musk.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2445701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2445701"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2445701\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2445705,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2445701\/revisions\/2445705"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2445702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2445701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2445701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2445701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}