Elon Musk expressed "regret" for "some" of his social media posts blasting President Donald Trump. Here, Trump, right, speaks during a news conference with Musk in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) AP

Musk attacked Trump directly over his signature spending bill for the first time Thursday, sparking an explosive back-and-forth.

Elon Musk’s mea culpa early Wednesday gave markets something to cheer about. His simple 15-word apology, in which he admitted that some of his posts last week about U.S. Preside

Musk has deleted some posts critical of Trump, including one signaling support for impeaching the president and another implicating him in the investigation of the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Elon Musk went into damage-control mode early Wednesday as he tried to mend fences with President Donald Trump after their spectacular falling-out last week. And his critics are mocking his public show of fealty on his own platform.

Trump told NBC News that if Elon backs Democratic candidates in 2026, he would have to pay "serious" consequences, saying, "If he does, he'll have to pay the consequences for that. He'll have to pay very serious consequences if he does that."

In a separate, one-day YouGov survey conducted June 5, amid Trump’s feud with Musk, the majority of 3,812 U.S. adults (52%) said they side with neither Musk nor Trump, while 28% said they side with Trump, 8% said they side with Musk and 11% said they aren’t sure.