Trump, Elon Musk and SpaceX
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The fallout between the president and the rocket maker’s billionaire founder threatened the company’s multibillion-dollar agreements with the government.
Donald Trump tried to cut ties with Elon Musk’s SpaceX following their fallout, it has been reported. As Mr Trump’s relationship with his former “first buddy” descended into a bitter feud, the US president suggested he could save public money by terminating contracts awarded to Mr Musk’s companies.
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Futurism on MSNAfter Fight With Musk, Trump Reportedly Ordered Review of Government SpaceX ContractsNow that SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and president Donald Trump are no longer seeing eye to eye, the White House is struggling to undercut the richest man in the world's influence in Washington, DC. As the Wall Street Journal reports,
President Donald Trump’s administration may be expanding its options for key Golden Dome components to contractors beyond Elon Musk’s SpaceX,
The White House considered axing federal contracts for Elon Musk’s SpaceX after the billionaire’s dispute with US President Donald Trump, but found most were too important to cut.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday she does not think President Trump supports federal agencies contracting with Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) company. “I
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Cryptopolitan on MSNTrump drops Elon Musk’s SpaceX from the Golden Dome projectTrump has officially iced out Elon Musk’s SpaceX from the heart of his $175 billion Golden Dome missile defense project and is now pulling in Jeff Bezos’ Amazon instead. The decision comes directly from the White House after Trump and Elon’s relationship collapsed publicly on June 5.
In the days following Donald Trump’s early June threats to sever ties with Elon Musk’s companies, the president’s administration launched a behind-the-scenes assessment of SpaceX’s (SPACE) federal contracts,
The Trump administration has launched a formal review of SpaceX's federal contracts after Elon Musk publicly criticised the US president's economic policies. While the review aimed to uncover potential waste,
The Trump administration determined it couldn’t eliminate most of SpaceX’s contracts with the federal government, because they are critical to the Defense Department and NASA. Th