Errol Musk, father of American businessman Elon Musk, likened the dispute between his son and President Donald Trump to a fight between strong alpha males in the animal kingdom, and advised his son to admit defeat.
Last Thursday, a public verbal altercation erupted between Musk and Trump over the US president's proposed budget bill, which Musk described as "disgusting filth" on Tuesday.
Musk also called on Wednesday for the bill to be "killed," to which Trump responded that he was disappointed in Musk because he had "done so much for me." Musk then claimed that Trump had become president thanks to him and now controlled both houses of Congress.
“It's gotten out of hand, but this is a case of male power struggles to settle things,” Musk told The Times. “I told Elon he's had his say, and now he needs to let things settle, and I hope he does.”
According to Musk Sr., in any "successful" group of animals, including humans, there is always a power struggle between the alpha males. Men always want to dominate, but Trump is now in charge in the United States because he was elected president, and Elon will have to accept that.
According to Elon's father, the rift between his son and Trump will soon subside, and the US president will no longer hold a grudge against Elon.
Errol Musk asserted that "Trump will win this round against Elon Musk."
Errol Musk confirmed that his son, from a young age, was direct and frank about everything that was on his mind.
Today, Axios reported that the US President and Elon Musk adopted a more conciliatory tone following their recent dispute on social media.
The website reported that the US President and the CEOs of Tesla and SpaceX have stopped exchanging harsh statements on social media and decided to tone down their mutual criticism following the public backlash.
Trump decided to hold a phone call with Musk, and Musk reversed the decision to ground the Dragon spacecraft, which the United States uses to transport people and cargo to the International Space Station.
