Rather, the rumor that Trump called Musk's treatment of Vance "possibly sexual" originated with TikTok's @theseandawson — a social media account that describes its output as humorous or satirical in nature. In the post, the TikTok user read the fake post in Trump's voice ( archived ):

Musk’s rare public expression of regret suggests he is trying to defuse tensions after Trump threatened to retaliate against his companies during their feud.

It remains to be seen how Mr. Trump will handle the attempted rapprochement and whether the two men’s relationship can be restored.