MOSCOW (Reuters) -The row between Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, and U.S. President Donald Trump was triggered by stress on both sides and Elon made a mistake by publicly challenging Trump, Musk’s father told Russian media in Moscow.

Musk and Trump began exchanging insults last week on social media with Musk denouncing the president’s sweeping tax and spending bill as a “disgusting abomination.”

“You know they have been under a lot of stress for five months – you know – give them a break,” Errol Musk told the Izvestia newspaper during a visit to the Russian capital. “They are very tired and stressed so you can expect something like this.”

“Trump will prevail – he’s the president, he was elected as the president. So, you know, Elon made a mistake, I think. But he is tired, he is str

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