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Comments follow bitter public dispute

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Musk says he regrets some of his posts, does not say which

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Trump on Monday said he wished Musk well

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June 11 (Reuters) - Billionaire businessman Elon Musk

said on Wednesday he regretted some of the posts he made last

week about U.S. President Donald Trump as they had gone "too

far".

Trump said on Saturday his relationship with Musk was over

after they exchanged insults on social media, with the Tesla

and SpaceX CEO describing the president's sweeping tax

and spending bill as a "disgusting abomination."

Musk has since deleted some posts critical of Trump,

including one signaling support for impeaching the president,

and sources close to the world's richest man say his anger has

started to subside and he may want to repair the relationship.

"I regret some of my posts about President Donald Trump last

week. They went too far," Musk wrote in a post on his social

media platform X on Wednesday, without saying which specific

posts he was talking about.

Tesla shares in Frankfurt rose 2.7% after Musk's post.

Musk bankrolled a large part of Trump's 2024 presidential

campaign, spending nearly $300 million in last year's U.S.

elections and taking credit for Republicans retaining a majority

of seats in the House and retaking a majority in the Senate.

Trump then named him to head an effort to downsize the

federal workforce and slash spending.

Musk left the role late last month after criticizing Trump's

marquee tax bill, calling it too expensive and a measure that

would undermine his work at the Department of Government

Efficiency.

Declaring their relationship over on Saturday, Trump said

there would be "serious consequences" if Musk decided to fund

U.S. Democrats running against Republicans who vote for the tax

and spending bill. Trump also said he had no intention of

repairing ties with Musk.

On Monday, Trump said he would not have a problem if Musk

called and that he had no plans to discontinue the Starlink

satellite internet provided to the White House by Musk's SpaceX

but might move his Tesla off-site.

"We had a good relationship, and I just wish him well,"

Trump said. Musk responded with a heart emoji to a video on X

showing Trump's remarks.