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Donald Trump has responded aft Elon Musk said immoderate of his caller societal media posts astir the US president "went excessively far".
The Tesla and SpaceX brag shared a bid of posts connected his X societal media level past week, including 1 which described Mr Trump's sweeping taxation and spending measure arsenic a "disgusting abomination".
He besides claimed, successful a since-deleted post, that the president appeared successful files relating to the disgraced paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Posting connected X this morning, Mr Musk said: "I regret immoderate of my posts astir President @realDonaldTrump past week. They went excessively far."
In response, the president is quoted arsenic telling the New York Post: "I thought it was precise bully that helium did that."
The work said it spoke to Mr Trump successful a little telephone conversation.
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The White House dismissed Mr Musk's Epstein claims astatine the time, with property caput Karoline Leavitt saying: "This is an unfortunate occurrence from Elon, who is unhappy with the One Big Beautiful Bill [a Republican taxation and spending bill] due to the fact that it does not see the policies helium wanted.
"The president is focused connected passing this historical portion of authorities and making our state large again."
Mr Musk did not specify which posts helium regretted.
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In different station past Thursday, Mr Musk attacked Mr Trump's tariffs, saying they "will origin a recession successful the 2nd fractional of this year".
In response, Mr Trump, successful an interrogation with ABC News, said Mr Musk had "lost his mind". He besides threatened to cancel authorities contracts with the businessman's companies and said helium had asked the billionaire to permission the White House.
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But yesterday, Mr Musk's begetter Errol Musk told Sky News' Moscow analogous Ivor Bennett: "It's similar immoderate argument. Everybody astatine immoderate constituent says I'll ne'er marque up, but past they bash later."
He said the statement apt happened due to the fact that of "emotions welling retired of hand".
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"They've had 5 months of aggravated time and night, hardly immoderate sleep, and anybody who went done that would cognize your nerves are beauteous overmuch shredded aft that time."
He besides said his lad had texted him to say: "Don't worry, we're sorting it out."
The spat deed Tesla shares, which closed down 14.3% past Thursday, losing astir $150bn (£111bn) successful value.
They've since regained overmuch of their worth compared to the opening of the month.
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