: What the Trump-Musk Feud Means for SpaceX and NASA “The easiest way to save money in our Budget, Billions and Billions of Dollars, is to terminate Elon’s Governmental Subsidies and Contracts. I was always surprised that Biden didn’t do it!” Trump said in a post on June 5. Later that evening, Musk responded: “In light of the President’s statement about cancellation of my government contracts, @SpaceX will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft immediately.” He deleted the tweet that same night. It wasn’t until an X user called for peace that Musk backed down: “This is a shame this back and forth. You are both better than this. Cool off and take a step back for a couple days.” Minutes later, Musk responded, “Good advice. OK, we won’t decommission Dragon.” Space X has long had a working relationship with the federal government. At the end of last year, the company said it had $22 billion in government contracts, and in April the U.S. Space Force awarded the company a $5.9 billion contract, making it the leading provider of launch services for Pentagon satellites, according to Ars Technica. Must-Reads from TIME