Donald Trump and Elon Musk they seem to be trying a reconciliation after the tough clash, strictly social, that took place in recent days. The president "heard of Elon's message and he appreciated it“, said White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt, responding to a reporter’s question about whether Musk’s apology was considered too late and too short.I thought it was really nice to do it (to apologize, ed.),” Trump said in a brief telephone conversation with NNew York Post, during which he did not want to say whether he is willing to leave behind the public dispute with the head of Tesla and Space X.
A few hours earlier, in a post on X, the now former advisor to the American president had fself-criticism act and, in a post on X, he admitted that he had gone too far with his criticism: “I regret some of my posts last week about the American president. I went too far", he wrote.
CNN: Phone call between the two on Monday
Attempts at reconciliation would have begun as early as Monday, when Trump and Musk, according to what was revealed by CNN would spoke briefly on the phone.
The dispute between the two began after Musk's exit from the US administration. The bone of contention was the budget law wanted by Trump which could have a strong impact on US debt. The entrepreneur had called it “a disgusting abomination”, claiming that he had never been shown it and accusing Trump of acting against his economic interests. From the White House, the US president had immediately responded: “I took away his EV mandate and he went crazy”,
Musk, in response, also accused Trump of ingratitude: “Without me, he would have lost the election,” while the latter threatened to withdraw all public contracts from his companies.
Last week, after Musk himself made statements, Tesla had lost more than 14% in just one session. Yesterday, after attempts at reconciliation, the stock closed up 0,2%.
