White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday said that US President Donald Trump acknowledged Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s apology for his comments.
Leavitt, in her media briefing, stated that after the incident, the government has shifted its focus to the business of the American people. “The President acknowledged the statement that Elon put out this morning, and he is appreciative of it, and we are continuing to focus on the business of the American people,” she said.
When asked if the administration had started a review of Musk’s government contract —something that the President said he was considering —Leavitt said that nothing like that had started as of now.
“Currently, no efforts have been made on that front as far as I’m aware,” she said. On Wednesday, Musk said in a post on X, “I regret some of my posts about President Donald Trump last week. They went too far.”
Musk called Trump on Monday night, according to CNN, before stating early on Wednesday that he regrets some of his social media posts about the President during their very public blowup last week.
The call with the President, which lasted just moments, came after Vice President JD Vance and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles spoke by phone with Musk on Friday, during which the three discussed the feud between Trump and the tech billionaire, two sources familiar with the discussion told CNN.
Republican lawmakers and high-profile Trump allies have spent the last week quietly reaching out to Musk, urging him not only to reconcile with the President but also to support his domestic policy bill.
During Musk’s time as Trump’s “first buddy,” many of the President’s closest advisers formed relationships with the tech billionaire, which they leaned on after the messy public breakup between the two men to try to bring Musk back around. Through text messages and phone calls with Musk, these Trump allies have sought to de-escalate the feud and explain the necessity for what Trump calls his “Big Beautiful Bill,” which faces hurdles in the Senate. Sources familiar with these interactions said Musk was receptive to outreach but still pushed back on the fact that there were not enough spending cuts in the legislation, CNN reported.
