Amid a bitter public feud with President Donald Trump, Elon Musk is showing signs of softening his tone, even appearing to agree with a post on X calling for the two to "make peace." Earlier, President Donald Trump on Thursday hosted German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the White House, where the two discussed trade and support for Ukraine.

Separately, White House aides, after working to persuade the president to temper his public criticism of Musk to avoid escalation, scheduled a call Friday with the billionaire CEO of Tesla to broker a peace.