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Trump says he ‘wasn’t happy’ with Elon Musk & reveals moment X boss turned on him…but leaves the door open to reconcile

DONALD Trump has said he is “disappointed” with Elon Musk following their public row last week – but left the door open to making amends with the billionaire.

The president made the remarks to Miranda Devine on the debut episode of the New York Post’s Pod Force One podcast.

Trump appears on the new Pod Force One podcastCredit: PodForce1 / Youtube

The pair had been showing off their political bromance until their public fall-outCredit: AFP

Trump weighs in on whether he might reconcile with MuskCredit: PodForce1 / Youtube

Revealing the moment Musk first turned on him, Trump said: “He went after a bill that’s phenomenal, the best thing we’ve ever signed in this country,” adding: “I was really surprised that that happened.”

The Tesla and SpaceX boss last week blasted Trump’s flagship spending bill – which he argues will further balloon the US national debt – branding it a “disgusting abomination”.

The President said in the interview: “When he did that, I was not a happy camper.”

Musk’s brutal jibe ignited a full-blown row between the pair, with them exchanging barbs over social media channels.

Musk also shared posts on X suggesting Trump was named in the “Epstein files” and calling for the president to be impeached.

Trump hit back at Musk on Truth Social, claiming the billionaire is a “big-time drug addict”.

While he made it clear he wasn’t happy with the spat, Trump left the door open to a reconciliation – although said it is not his priority.

“Look, I have no hard feelings,” Trump told the podcast.

“He just — I think he feels very badly that he said that, actually.”

Musk has since expressed regret over “some” of the comments he made during the row.

He posted on X that some of his comments “went too far”.

“I was disappointed in him, but, you know, it is what it is”, Trump told the podcast.

“That happens. Things like that happen. I don’t blame him for anything. I was a little disappointed.”

Just days before their falling out, Trump had held a send-off for Musk in the Oval Office as the billionaire bowed out of his government role.

When asked by Devine whether Trump could get back on warmer terms with Musk, the president didn’t rule out a reconciliation.

He said: “I guess I could, but we have to straighten out the country.

“And my sole function now is getting this country back to a level higher than it’s ever been. And I think we can do that.”

Trump added that “Elon agrees” with the merchandised catchphrase “Trump was right about everything”.

It marks a change of tone from Trump just days after he said Musk had “lost his mind.”

Devine asked him: “You said he had problems. What kind of problems? I mean, is it the drugs?”

“I don’t know what his problem is, really. I don’t know,” Trump replied.

“I haven’t thought too much about him in the last little while, but the bill is so good.”

Musk had been one of Trump’s most ardent supporters during last year’s presidential election.

But he hasn’t shied away from criticising some of the administration’s policies, such as around tariffs.

While Musk has backed down from some of his most strident comments about Trump last week, it remains unclear if the pair will fully reconcile.

Trump had warned there would be “serious consequences” if Musk financially backed his political opponents.

The feud erupted over Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill,’ which proposed ᵴtriƥping billions in government subsidies from TeslaCredit: AFP

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