India, June 7 -- Vice President JD Vance weighed in on the growing rift between Elon Musk and former President Donald Trump, calling the feud a "huge mistake" on Musk's part and expressing hope for reconciliation. "Elon is entitled to his opinion," Vance said during an interview with comedian Theo Von, which was released on Saturday. He added that he hopes the billionaire Tesla CEO "comes back into the fold".

Vance's appearance on Von's popular podcast, This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von, was recorded on Thursday, just as tensions flared between Trump and Musk. The two figures had exchanged sharp remarks on social media over Musk's criticism of the Trump-backed One Big Beautiful Bill Act, deepening the public fallout.

On the podcast episode,...