Musk called Trump before expressing regret publicly, source says

Before Elon Musk publicly expressed regret for his social media posts about Donald Trump, he had a phone conversation with the former president on Monday. Musk's Wednesday statement, where he admitted his posts had "gone too far," was acknowledged...

By Reuters | Updated: Jun 12, 2025, 01.19 AM IST

President Donald Trump received a phone call from Elon Musk on Monday before the billionaire expressed regret over some of the posts he made on social media last week, according to a White House source with knowledge of the matter.

Musk said on Wednesday he regretted some of the posts he made about Trump as they had gone "too far," a gesture the U.S. president described as "very nice," in the latest sign of a tentative reconciliation between the two men.

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