Some signs of a détente between President Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk began to emerge after their bitter clash erupted on social media Thursday, with White House aides scheduling a call between the two men in an effort to broker peace between them, according to a report.

Trump, in an interview with Politico on Thursday, commented that “it’s OK” when asked about the war of words that flared between the two of them, initially over Musk’s refusal to back Trump’s “one big beautiful bill” plan for the nation’s budget. 

“It’s going very well, never done better,” Trump added, before moving on to tout his favorability ratings as having numbers that are “through the roof, the highest polls I’ve ever had.”

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