Elon Musk said he regrets some of his harsh comments about President Trump in an X post early on Wednesday morning, in his latest move to de-escalate his sudden feud with the commander-in-chief. "I regret some of my posts about President Donald Trump last week,

The writer’s grandfather founded an agricultural empire, but destroyed his business and his family rather than cede control to his sons.

A reduced role for SpaceX would represent the first known setback to Musk's huge volume of business with the U.S. government since his break with Trump last week.