Last week, a fierce "verbal war" erupted in the United States, with billionaire Musk and U.S. President Trump as the main characters. This intense back-and-forth, full of acrimony, saw a turnaround just six days later, with Musk taking the initiative to apologize to Trump. Musk expressed regret on social media "X" on June 11 for his previous posts about Trump, admitting that "the content was excessive." Looking back at this incident, it has been full of twists and turns. On May 5th, Trump and Musk publicly "clashed" on social media, with such intense language that it truly left people astonished. Their public conflict arose from Trump's intention to promote a large-scale tax and spending bill, which was dubbed the "Big and Beautiful" bill. In fact, Musk has always been dissatisfied with this bill. Initially, he only expressed "disappointment," but after leaving the White House, he began to fully criticize the bill as "nauseating." Until June 5th, Trump could no longer sit idly by, posting three consecutive posts on social media to denounce Musk for going "insane" over electric vehicle business, even issuing a threat to terminate all government contracts with Musk's companies. At that time, Musk's anger was completely ignited, making dense posts on social platforms, directly revealing that Trump's name appeared in Epstein-related documents, which was certainly a scandal. He then continued to criticize Trump's tariff policies for dragging the U.S. economy into recession and openly challenged Trump to step down. Back and forth, their words were intense, and this verbal battle was nothing short of an "epic breakup." However, Trump, after verbally sparring with Musk for a day, seemed unfazed, responding that "everything is fine, better than ever before." Meanwhile, he didn't hold back in interviews, bluntly stating that "this Musk guy has problems, he’s pitiful," and dropping the bombshell that he temporarily did not want to deal with him, claiming their relationship was "completely over." In this verbal spat, some interesting phenomena could be seen. For example, Musk initially announced that SpaceX would immediately suspend space missions to the International Space Station, but just hours later, he urgently "retracted" the statement, emphasizing that the Dragon spacecraft would never retire. This dramatic turn seems to suggest Musk's inner turmoil. Additionally, he had previously agreed when replying to a post by hedge fund tycoon Ackman calling for peace between them, showing his willingness to reconcile with Trump, but without any public statement. Now, Musk has publicly expressed regret, effectively conceding to Trump, which might also be the result of careful consideration. After all, Musk's companies, whether Tesla or SpaceX, are closely linked to the U.S. government. Government policies, subsidies, and contracts are crucial to the development of these companies. Returning to Musk, he knows he cannot completely alienate Trump. Moreover, after the escalation of the verbal feud between Musk and Trump, Tesla's stock price plummeted. It is worth noting that around the same time, Elon Musk's 79-year-old father, Errol, publicly praised positive changes in the U.S. after Trump was elected president, with many things miraculously improving, allowing people to breathe freely and look forward to the future during an interview. Errol Musk's sudden "praise" of Trump was clearly aimed at smoothing things over for his son. Musk's change in stance also came with a reminder from his father to leave himself a way out. Now it depends on whether Trump will respond to Musk. However, Trump is probably very busy now; either he won't respond, or he'll do so superficially, achieving a superficial reconciliation. Original source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/7514682821403804196/ Disclaimer: The article reflects the author's personal views. Please express your attitude by clicking the "like/dislike" buttons below.