“The easiest way to save money in our Budget, Billions and Billions of Dollars, is to terminate Elon’s Governmental Subsidies and Contracts.”
The bill passed the House. And is now in the Senate voting stage. To become law he bill must pass both chambers.
The tension escalated when Musk alluded to Trump’s alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein, fueling a bitter online war of words that drew national attention.
Musk, once a Trump ally, has distanced himself politically in recent months and even floated the idea of a new political party, saying on X, “Is it time to create a new political party?”
More on the political rift: ABC News | BBC
Why SpaceX Is Crucial to the U.S.
Since 2015, SpaceX has received more than $13 billion in NASA contracts, making it a cornerstone of America’s space strategy.
The company handles over 90% of U.S. satellite launches and is currently the only provider capable of crewed missions to the ISS through its Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule.
“There is no alternative to the F9-Dragon combination at present. He would be stranding astronauts on the ISS unless he wants to go hat in hand to the Russians,” said Scott Hubbard, former director of NASA’s Ames Research Center.
