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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Katie Hawkinson

Trump tells interviewer he could forgive Elon Musk as billionaire apologises

  • Donald Trump said in a podcast interview he is open to forgiving Elon Musk after their public feud over Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill".
  • The feud began when Musk criticized the bill, claiming it would increase the deficit and that Trump would have lost the election without his support.
  • Musk also alleged that Trump's name appears in the unreleased "Epstein files," which he claimed was the reason they have not been made public.
  • Trump expressed disappointment in Musk and suggested his behavior could be due to illicit drug use, according to White House officials.
  • Musk later apologized for his posts about Trump, saying they "went too far”.

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