Axios further reports that only the day after alleging online that Trump’s name did indeed appear in the “Epstein files,” Musk hopped on a call with Vice President JD Vance and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles to ask how he might go about making amends. The following morning, he deleted his posts, going on to publicly state he had taken things “too far.”

Billionaire Elon Musk donated $45.3 million to his super political action committee in the first six months of 2025 as he went from being an ally of Donald Trump to clashing with the president over a massive tax-and-spending bill.