After days of provocation, Donald Trump finally erupted at Elon Musk on Thursday—but the president and his team may already be preparing an olive branch, according to Politico. White House aides have been urging the president to dial back his public attacks on Musk to prevent further escalation,

Separately, White House aides, after working to persuade the president to temper his public criticism of Musk to avoid escalation, scheduled a call Friday with the billionaire CEO of Tesla to broker a peace.

The alliance between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk spectacularly imploded Thursday as the world’s most prominent bromance collapsed into mutual public trolling. For months, as Musk emerged as the president’s constant companion and self-proclaimed “first buddy,