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.

A Russian official said that the nation could offer American billionaire Elon Musk political asylum over his fierce dispute with U.S. President Donald Trump. The U.S. president and the world's richest man have had a dramatic fallout, leaving many wondering what will come of the relationship.

The recent feud between Elon Musk and US President Donald Trump was led by “a lot of stress for five months” on both sides and the Tesla CEO “made a mistake” by publicly challenging Trump, Errol Musk, father of Elon, told Russian media in Moscow, Reuters reported.