Trump hints he could reconcile with Musk, even though it's not among his priorities.

US President Donald Trump has hinted that he would be open to reconciling with billionaire Elon Musk following their bitter public split last week, though he said that rapprochement with the billionaire is not among his immediate priorities.

Asked about the possibility of a conversation with Musk on columnist Miranda Devine's podcast, Trump replied: "I guess I could, but, you know, we've got to get the country back on track, and my only role now is to get this country back to a higher level than it's ever been."

The interview was recorded last Monday, but was released Wednesday, the same day Musk said he regretted "some" of his accusations about the president.

"The criticism went too far," the Tesla and SpaceX owner wrote on his social network, X.

In his conversation with Devine, Trump insisted he's moved on. "I don't know what his problem is, honestly. I don't know. I haven't thought about him much lately," he said of his former right-hand man and largest donor in the election campaign that returned the Republican to the White House.

The president added that he believes Musk "feels very bad" after the argument, which began last Thursday with Trump's reactions to the magnate's public rejection of the Republican's tax plan, which is estimated to add more than $2 trillion to the government deficit.

The South African has called the legislative package, approved by the House of Representatives and now moving through the Senate, a "repugnant abomination," adding that it "undermines" his work to stop the waste of federal funds at the head of the controversial Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), from which Musk stepped down in May.

The social media dispute escalated over the course of about two days, with Trump threatening to suspend Musk's multimillion-dollar government contracts and the South African responding that the president, whom he accused of being on pedophile Jeffrey Epstein's list, would not have won the 2024 election without his support.

Now, Musk appears to have deleted the tweets accusing his former ally, with whom he has expressed openness to reestablishing dialogue.

Meanwhile, the red Tesla that Trump had bought from Musk as a show of support following the attacks on his company's dealerships and charging stations is no longer in the White House parking lot.

Administration officials declined to confirm whether the president had gifted or sold the car.