Elon Musk said some of his posts against President Trump “went too far.” It comes after a nasty feud erupted in public between the world’s most powerful man and the world’s richest. NBC News’ Peter Alexander reports.

The world's richest man, criticized even by his father for the attacks on the president, tries to reconcile with a public apology. "I regret some of my posts about President Trump from last week. They went too far.

U.S. President Donald Trump appreciates Elon Musk's apology, the White House said on Wednesday, hours after the billionaire businessman expressed regret over some of the posts he made on social media last week.

The public spat began when Musk lashed out on Twitter, calling Trump’s spending bill — which the former president had previously praised as “big” and “beautiful” — a “disgusting abomination.”

In an early hours post on Wednesday, Tesla CEO said his criticism of President Donald Trump — which included an allegation that the president’s name was in unreleased files about convicted sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein — “went too far.

Elon Musk has taken steps to restore his relationship with President Trump and surrender, saying he regrets some of his comments during their feud.

Elon Musk and Donald Trump dug in after they traded barbs last week, as the world’s richest man faced off against its most powerful. On Wednesday, Musk blinked. “I regret some of my posts about President @realDonaldTrump last week.