Elon Musk did not ask Sen. Todd Young to back Donald Trump’s embattled nominee for director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, when they spoke on Sunday, according to two people briefed on the call, though the conversation appeared to smooth their relationship over.

U.S. Sen. Todd Young had a rough Sunday on social media — getting called out by several high-profile Republicans for critically questioning a Trump administration nominee. It started early Sunday when a conservative political commentator posted on X that reports were circulating that Young would vote against confirming Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence.

In a now-deleted post on X, Elon Musk called Indiana Senator Todd Young a “deep state puppet” over reports that Young would not support the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard