Elon Musk admitted Tuesday night on X that he went too far in his recent posts about President Donald Trump. “I regret some of my posts about President @realDonaldTrump last week. They went too far,” he said in a brief update.

That line landed after nearly a week of public shots between the two men that started with Elon claiming Trump appeared in the Jeffrey Epstein files and ended with threats from the White House.

The comments Elon referred to were two deleted posts from earlier that week. In the first, he claimed Trump was part of the sealed Epstein documents. In the second, he wrote that Trump wouldn’t have a shot at re-election if not for his support.

Both posts were taken down, replaced with standard error pages on X that now read: “Hmm…this page doesn’t exist. Try searching for something else.” Elon didn’t say why he deleted the posts. But the consequences were instant.

Trump responds with warning over Democrat support

The fallout hit fast. On Thursday, Elon replied “yes” to a post that called for Trump to be impeached and replaced with Vice President JD Vance. That post was also deleted. As of Saturday, nothing remained from Elon’s week-long rant but the regret post.

In a phone interview with NBC News, Donald Trump threatened Elon with consequences if he chooses to back Democrats in upcoming races. “If he does, he’ll have to pay the consequences for that,” Trump told Kristen Welker. “He’ll have to pay very serious consequences if he does that,” he added. He didn’t explain what those consequences would be.

Trump also said he’s done with Elon. “I gave him a lot of breaks, long before this happened,” Trump said. “I gave him breaks in my first administration and saved his life in my first administration.” He added, “I have no intention of speaking to him.”

When asked if the relationship was over, Trump said, “I would assume so.” He also accused Elon of being “disrespectful to the office of the president.”

JD vance calls Musk ’emotional’ during podcast

On Friday, JD Vance responded to Elon’s attacks during an interview on the This Past Weekend podcast with comedian Theo Von. “I think Elon’s making a huge mistake,” Vance said, attempting to cool tensions by describing Elon as “an emotional guy” who got frustrated. The tone was more forgiving, but the message was clear: Elon went too far.

Less than two weeks earlier, Trump and Elon had publicly praised each other. Elon had just finished leading the Department of Government Efficiency, a Trump-created agency focused on cutting federal spending. Their partnership was strong enough to draw attention from investors tracking Elon’s businesses. Now, that alliance looks completely dead.

According to CNBC, the fight escalated after Elon opposed Trump’s new legislative effort, widely known as the “big, beautiful bill.” Elon criticized the bill for ignoring policies he supported. The White House hit back through Karoline Leavitt, Trump’s press secretary. “This is an unfortunate episode from Elon, who is unhappy with the One Big Beautiful Bill because it does not include the policies he wanted,” she told CNN.

The week of chaos triggered speculation about how the feud could affect Elon’s companies, especially Tesla and SpaceX, both of which benefitted from Trump’s first term. Elon’s role in the government helped shape federal policy around tech and budgeting. With that gone and public attacks stacking up, investors are watching closely.

Cryptopolitan Academy: Tired of market swings? Learn how DeFi can help you build steady passive income. Register Now