Vance says Trump doesn't want long-term feud with Musk after duo buries the hatchet

File representation of Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, with U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice-President J.D. Vance | Photo Credit: AP

U.S. President Donald Trump was frustrated with billionaire Elon Musk, but doesn't privation a semipermanent feud with the entrepreneur and large run donor, Vice President J.D. Vance said connected Wednesday (June 11, 2025).

Mr. Vance told reporters that helium has spoken to some Mr. Musk and Mr. Trump astir trying to guarantee Mr. Musk’s enactment for the president, adding that the Trump squad was grateful for what Mr. Musk did aboriginal successful the process of making the authorities much efficient.

Mr. Musk connected Wednesday said helium regretted immoderate of the societal media posts helium had made astir Mr. Trump, saying they had gone "too far," a motion the U.S. president described arsenic "very nice," successful the latest motion of a tentative reconciliation betwixt the two.

According to 1 White House source, Mr. Trump received a telephone telephone from Mr. Musk connected Monday (June 9, 2025) earlier the billionaire expressed regret.

The White House said that Mr. Trump appreciated Mr. Musk’s apology. The medication has made nary efforts to reappraisal authorities contracts with Mr. Musk’s companies, White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt besides told reporters astatine a briefing.

Published - June 12, 2025 06:56 americium IST