Musk attacked Trump directly over his signature spending bill for the first time Thursday, sparking an explosive back-and-forth.

President Trump and Elon Musk traded social media barbs last week. Mr. Trump has said that he has no interest in repairing the relationship with his former adviser.

Elon Musk on Wednesday conceded that some of his recent, sharp criticism of Donald Trump “went too far,” in an apparent effort to mend ties with the president after their nasty public feud. In a post on his social media platform X,