WASHINGTON — Elon Musk has dialed back from his heated dispute with U.S. President Donald Trump. In a post on X, he expressed regret for some of his comments regarding his former ally, admitting that they were “too extreme.”

Early Wednesday morning, he posted “I regret some of my posts about President @realDonaldTrump last week. They went too far.”

Musk’s departure from supporting a president he heavily invested in to elect seems to have ended his sway within the White House, causing worries about possible impacts on his businesses. Given that Musk’s companies are significant government contractors, they could be at particular risk of retaliation, especially since Trump has already threatened to terminate Musk’s contracts.

Musk earlier deleted a post in which he claimed without evidence that the government was concealing information about the president’s association with infamous pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Meanwhile, other posts that irritated Trump, including ones in which Musk called the spending bill an “abomination” and claimed credit for Trump’s election victory, remained live.

On Sunday, Trump told NBC’s Kristen Welker that he has no desire to repair their relationship and warned that Musk could face “ serious consequences ” if he tries to help Democrats in upcoming elections.

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