Elon Musk stepped back from his explosive feud with U.S. President Donald Trump, writing on X that he regrets some of his posts about his onetime ally.

President Trump and Elon Musk traded social media barbs last week. Mr. Trump has said that he has no interest in repairing the relationship with his former adviser.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House earlier this month directed the Defense Department and NASA to gather details on billions of dollars in SpaceX contracts following the public blowout between President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk, four people familiar with the order told Reuters.

JD Vance and Susie Wiles pushed Elon Musk to repair his relationship with President Trump after the tech billionaire blew up at the president in a dramatic and public falling out, according to people familiar with the matter. In a call last Friday, the vice president and the White House chief of staff urged Musk to put an end to the feud.

Elon Musk called President Donald Trump on Monday night, two sources familiar with the conversation told ABC News.

The Federal Trade Commission is reportedly pitching a merger condition that would forbid advertising agencies from boycotting platforms based on political content, in a move that could benefit Elon Musk's X social network and President Trump's own Truth Social platform.

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

Elon Musk has been sensationally trolled by the San Andreas Fault. The unofficial X page of the 800-mile fault line that runs through California invoked the billionaire businessman when apologizing to its online nemesis,