Trump threatens to end Musk's government contracts; Musk says SpaceX will decommission Dragon, then reverses

SpaceX will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft immediately

Elon Musk · X post · 5 Jun 2025

What he said or did

During a public feud, Trump posted that The easiest way to save money in our Budget, Billions and Billions of Dollars, is to terminate Elon's Governmental Subsidies and Contracts. Musk replied that SpaceX will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft immediately (DCD).

Background

The feud followed Musk's criticism of Trump's spending bill after leaving DOGE. A Washington Post analysis had found Musk's companies received at least $38 billion in government funding (DCD).

What happened next

Later, Musk replied to a user urging both men to cool off and take a step back for a couple of days: Good advice. Ok, we won't decommission Dragon (SpacePolicyOnline).

Sources

DatacenterDynamics
5 Jun 2025
SpacePolicyOnline
6 Jun 2025

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