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Donald Trump and MSNBC host walk back their feud in an incredible TV clip

<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><img style="float:right;" src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/55a9074e2acae7a6098b7645-1436-1077/screen-shot-2015-07-17-at-8.16.39-am.png" alt="Screen Shot 2015 07 17 at 8.16.39 AM" data-mce-source="MSNBC" />Real-estate developer Donald Trump was ready to trash MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell on Friday's "Morning Joe."</span>

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">The two had been exchanging public barbs over Trump's claim this week that NBC paid him a staggering $213 million for 14 seasons of "The Apprentice."</span>

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">O'Donnell accused the Republican presidential candidate of inflating that total, and Trump responded by calling him "dopey" and a "fool" who had an "unwatchable show." Trump further bet O'Donnell a year's salary that the $213 million figure was accurate.</span>

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">However, before Trump was about to offer more self-described "nasty" things about O'Donnell on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," host Joe Scarborough played a clip of O'Donnell effusively and extensively walking back from the feud Thursday night.</span>

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">In the clip, O'Donnell praised Trump's character and noted past incidents, including when O'Donnell was recovering from a serious car crash, during which Trump reached out to him with encouraging words. O'Donnell also apologized for what he called a distraction from more important issues.</span>

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">"Where I come from, no one settled their disagreements with bets, because no one of us had any money to bet," he said. "And I might be wrong. I have never said, 'I know exactly how much Donald Trump made from the entire series.' I don't know. I've made semi-educated guesses about it and I don't really care very much about it. I stupidly jumped into talking about it."</span>

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Trump appeared a little taken aback. </span>

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">"So this morning is really a little strange for me, Joe. No, I was going to go after Lawrence big, big league. And I was going to do the challenge and say lots of nasty things about him. But it's hard to do that now," he said.</span>

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">He also joked that he felt "guilty." </span>

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">"Well I'm very disappointed because I was really all set to go after him this morning, and now I feel guilty if I do that. I'd feel very, very guilty," he said. "Joe, you really ruined my morning, to be honest with you."</span>

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Watch below:</span>

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