Elon Musk says he 'went too far' with posts about Donald Trump
Elon Musk is walking back 'some' of his comments about Donald Trump – this is the latest twist in their public break-up.
Tesla and Space X's CEO wrote on X this morning: 'I regret some of my posts about president Trumpweek. They went too far.'
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