Posted on 06/05/2025 6:51:13 PM PDT by hardspunned
WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) - About $22 billion worth of SpaceX's government contracts is at risk and multiple U.S. space programs could face dramatic changes in the fallout of Elon Musk and President Donald Trump's explosive feud on Thursday. The disagreement, rooted in Musk's criticism of Trump's tax-cut and spending legislation that began last week, quickly spiraled out of control. Trump lashed out at Musk when the president spoke in the Oval Office. Then in a series of X posts, Musk launched barbs at Trump, who threatened to terminate government contracts with Musk's companies.
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The utter doom has started in a very interesting way...
And THAT of course has been the goal of the GOP Congress and the swamp.
It’s MADNESS… simply MADNESS and piss-poor judgement, IMHO.
I hate seeing it.
Trump should talk to Ashley St Clair about how to break up with Elon and get him to stay quiet
Trump needs to invite Ashley St Clair to Mara Largo
“Trump, who threatened to terminate government contracts with Musk’s companies”
Way out of line, Mr. President.
President Trump needs to take a week off to play golf and regain perspective.
RE: Musk-Trump breakup puts billions in SpaceX contracts at risk, jolting US space program
This is so stupid.
You only cancel a contract when OBJECTIVELY, it doesn’t perform the way it was meant to, not because you don’t like the company’s CEO and disagree with his views on the budget.
Otherwise, it would look petty.
The more I hear about this the more I think of the movie The Sting.
Maybe Trump can use it as an excuse to cease the current foolish push to put humans on Mars to be cooked like microwave popcorn.
An expensive fantasy that would have ended up with the same ultimate fate as the California high speed rail boondoggle suffered earlier this week.
Trump isnt canceling NOTHING I think everything we saw today was by design
RE: Trump isnt canceling NOTHING I think everything we saw today was by design
I don’t understand what you mean by “by design”, can you elaborate?
Absolutely. Trump understood he could never get the Uniparty Team R congressional pukes to balance the budget. They’re getting as rich as the Dems are.
Musk was as stupid as I once was. He thought it was primarily Dems working us over since DC always lines up behind the Dem programs. Uniparty Team R, Uniparty Team D, not a dimes worth of difference. Musk just found out.
Agree. This seems like an act, something else going on behind the scenes.
Didn’t I see this shtick on WWE wrestling? Maybe Vince and Donnie and Elon are all in this together.
‘ This seems like an act, something else going on behind the scenes.’
lol
Yeah, chaos brought on by ego and grift.
Trump? act petty? Surely you jest.
Let’s hope the fallout, was just a diversion by design, if it was it would be brilliant.
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