The relationship between Musk and Trump may be difficult to fully repair, but it could improve in the coming months.

Author: Jin Shi Data

Tech billionaire Musk stated on Wednesday that he regrets some of his social media posts about President Trump last week, following a public dispute that led to the breakdown of their once-close alliance.

This conflict ended the close collaboration that had driven Musk to lead the "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE) during Trump's second term, and raised concerns in the market about the prospects of Musk's Tesla and SpaceX. After the conflict erupted, Tesla's market value experienced the largest single-day drop in history, but the stock price has gradually recovered since then.

"I regret some of the posts about President Trump (@realDonaldTrump) last week; they were a bit excessive," Musk wrote on social media platform X.

The catalyst for the conflict was Musk's opposition to Trump's supported "Beautiful America Act" tax and spending plan. In an interview, he stated that the plan "undermined" DOGE's work and further criticized it on social media for significantly increasing the U.S. budget deficit. The Trump administration refuted this claim.

As of last Saturday, Musk appeared to have deleted some posts that exacerbated the conflict with the White House leader, including a post accusing Trump of being "documented" with the late sex offender Epstein. The White House had previously denied this claim. In another post, Musk responded "agree" to a user's comment calling for "impeaching Trump and having Vice President Vance take over," which has also disappeared.

In this dispute, which played out simultaneously on Musk's X platform and Trump's Truth Social, Trump also hinted at terminating government contracts and subsidies granted to Musk's companies. However, on Monday, Trump stated that he plans to retain Starlink technology—this satellite internet service is part of Musk's SpaceX.

Analysts believe that Musk's apology is unlikely to bridge the gap between the two. The often vengeful Trump, while stating "I wish him all the best," has clearly refused to reconcile. The golden period of their relationship was a few months before Trump's second term, when Musk's DOGE attempted to cut $1 trillion in federal spending, ultimately achieving only an $180 billion target.

Wedbush technology analyst Dan Ives believes that the relationship between Musk and Trump "may be difficult to fully repair, but could improve in the coming months." After all, "Trump needs Musk to maintain relations with the Republican Party, and Musk needs Trump more"—especially for key policies like the federal framework for autonomous driving.

This conflict reveals the fragility of the relationship between Silicon Valley and the White House. In the five months since Trump took office, he has pressured all tech giant CEOs who attended his inauguration through lawsuits or statements—including Meta's Zuckerberg, Apple's Cook, Amazon's Bezos, and Google's Pichai. Microsoft has become one of the few winners (approved to acquire Activision Blizzard for $69 billion), but the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is still investigating its relationship with OpenAI.

Anat Alon-Beck, a professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, pointed out: "Tech giants have to accept the conditions of the current government." Although Trump has continued several antitrust investigations from the Biden era, his actions to repeal the AI safety executive order and relax regulatory environments still provide breathing room for the industry.

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