Regret some of my posts about President Trump, they went too far: Musk

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has expressed regret over his recent remarks about US President Donald Trump stating that some of his posts last week went too farTaking to his official handle on X formerly Twitter Musk posted I regret some of my posts about President realDonaldTrump last week They went too farMeanwhile Trump warned Musk of serious consequences if he funds Democratic candidates running against Republicans backing the GOPs budget bill escalating tensions between the two influential figuresSpeaking to NBC News in a phone interview on Saturday Trump said If he does hell have to pay the consequences for that However he refused to elaborate on what those consequences might beHe added Hell have to pay very serious consequences if he does that Trump further clarified he had no desire to repair ties with Musk after their public falloutWhen asked whether he wished to reconnect with Musk Trump responded NoWhen asked if his relationship with Musk was over Trump replied I would assume so yeahTrump made it clear he had no plans to speak with Musk anytime soon stating Im too busy doing other things and added I have no intention of speaking to him NBC News reportedHe accused Musk of being disrespectful to the office of the President saying I think its a very bad thing because hes very disrespectful You could not disrespect the office of the PresidentMusk had targeted Trump in a series of posts shared on X last Thursday including a nowdeleted post where he referenced Trumps past association with late sex offender Jeffrey EpsteinOn Saturday Trump responded by saying Thats called old news thats been old news that has been talked about for years He added Even Epsteins lawyer said I had nothing to do with it Its old newsElon Musk had previously served for 130 days as a special government employee leading the Department of Government Efficiency DOGE Since his exit he has been critical of Trumps spending billResponding to Musks criticism Trump told reporters on Thursday Im very disappointed because Elon knew the inner workings of this bill Im very disappointed in Elon Ive helped Elon a lotIn the days following this Musk launched a series of attacks on Trump via X including a nowdeleted post that supported a call for Trumps impeachment Another post warned that Trumps tariff agenda could trigger a recession later this yearIn retaliation Trump shared several posts on his social media platform Truth Social One post read I dont mind Elon turning against me but he should have done so months ago implying Musk had been aware of the bills contents before its passageTrump also threatened to cancel government contracts with Musks companies In a Truth Social post he wrote The easiest way to save money in our Budget Billions and Billions of Dollars is to terminate Elons Governmental Subsidies and Contracts I was always surprised that Biden didnt do itOn Saturday Trump clarified that he had not yet acted on the suggestion to cancel federal contracts with Musks companies saying Id be allowed to do that but admitted I havent given it any thoughtMusk had been a major financial backer of Trump during last years elections reportedly spending over a quarter of a billion dollars to support him in swing states NBC News reportedIn the early months of Trumps presidency Musk led the Department of Government Efficiency where he oversaw mass layoffs and closures of several federal agenciesTrump believes the feud with Musk has inadvertently highlighted the benefits of his budget bill I think Elon brought out the strengths of the bill because people who werent as focused started focusing on it and they see how good it is he said So in that sense there was a big favour But I think Elon I think its a shame that hes so depressed and so heartbrokenMusks recent criticisms come at a crucial time for what Trump calls his big beautiful bill which includes extensive tax cuts and increased military spending The bill was narrowly passed in the House of Representatives last month with only three Republicans voting against it amidst unified Democratic oppositionThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever