Inside the end of Trump's explosive feud with Elon Musk as Tesla boss makes olive branch call to president | 11 June 2025 | The apparent settlement of the astonishing feud between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk finally came about after the Tesla chief placed a phone call to the world's most powerful leader. The former first buddy had been seeking to claw his way back into Trump's good side with a series of surprisingly positive social media posts about Trump and his agenda. The president, meanwhile, continued to wish him "well" -- apparently taking notice and lowering the temperature on his menacing threats to try to shred the government contracts held by Musk's companies. Now, it has been revealed that Musk phoned Trump late Monday before he offered his public admission of regret, the New York Times reported.