The dispute between Donald Trump and Elon Musk was triggered by months of intense stress on both sides, and the public battle between the U.S. president and the billionaire donor needs to stop, Musk's father told Reuters on Monday.

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.

Trump is currently attempting to broker a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine to end Moscow's invasion. He and Musk, his political ally, fiercely clashed on June 5 over the latter's attacks on the One Big Beautiful Bill, which would add trillions to the national deficit.