{"id":19061,"date":"2025-06-07T10:37:52","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T08:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/07\/the-trump-musk-feud-shows-danger-of-handing-the-keys-of-power-to-one-person\/"},"modified":"2025-06-07T10:37:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T08:37:52","slug":"the-trump-musk-feud-shows-danger-of-handing-the-keys-of-power-to-one-person","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/07\/the-trump-musk-feud-shows-danger-of-handing-the-keys-of-power-to-one-person\/","title":{"rendered":"The Trump-Musk feud shows danger of handing the keys of power to one person"},"content":{"rendered":"

A billionaire\u2019s vendetta has threatened to cut off the US from the ISS and complicate national defense<\/p>\n

After a year of effusive praise and expressions of love for each other, Elon Musk<\/a> and Donald Trump<\/a> exploded their political partnership in dramatic fashion this week. The highly public split included, among other highlights, the world\u2019s richest person accusing the president of the United States of associating with a notorious sex offender. Trump said Musk had \u201clost his mind<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n

As Musk and Trump traded insults, each on his own social network, they also issued threats with tangible consequences. Trump suggested that he could cancel all of Musk\u2019s government contracts and subsidies \u2013 \u201cthe best way to save money\u201d, he posted \u2013 a move that would have devastating consequences not only on the tech billionaire\u2019s companies but also on the federal agencies that have come to depend on them. Musk responded by announcing that he would begin decommissioning<\/a> the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft that Nasa relies on for transport missions, although he later reversed the decision.<\/p>\n

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\nA billionaire\u2019s vendetta has threatened to cut off the US from the ISS and complicate national defense
\nAfter a year of effusive praise and expressions of love for each other, Elon Musk and Donald Trump exploded their political partnership in dramatic fashion this week. The highly public split included, among other highlights, the world\u2019s richest person accusing the president of the United States of associating with a notorious sex offender. Trump said Musk had \u201clost his mind\u201d.
\nAs Musk and Trump traded insults, each on his own social network, they also issued threats with tangible consequences. Trump suggested that he could cancel all of Musk\u2019s government contracts and subsidies \u2013 \u201cthe best way to save money\u201d, he posted \u2013 a move that would have devastating consequences not only on the tech billionaire\u2019s companies but also on the federal agencies that have come to depend on them. Musk responded by announcing that he would begin decommissioning the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft that Nasa relies on for transport missions, although he later reversed the decision. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A billionaire\u2019s vendetta has threatened to cut off the US from the ISS and complicate national defense After a year of effusive praise and expressions of love for each other, Elon Musk and Donald Trump exploded their political partnership in dramatic fashion this week. The highly public split included, among other highlights, the world\u2019s richest …<\/p>\n

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