Elon Musk apologised to Donald Trump after a phone call with JD Vance, the US vice-president, it has emerged. Mr Musk, the richest man in the world, has now spoken privately to Mr Trump for the first time since their public clash, The New York Times reported.

President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are at the “only speaking through friends” part of their breakup. Vice President JD Vance and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles spoke with Musk on the phone last Friday,

Vice President JD Vance rolled his eyes when shown during a podcast taping Elon Musk’s suggestion that President Donald Trump should be impeached and Vance should replace him.

The duo caught up from their last conversation seven months ago in October, when Vance was still a U.S. Senator from Ohio