Donald Trump tried to cut ties with Elon Musk’s SpaceX following their fallout, it has been reported. As Mr Trump’s relationship with his former “first buddy” descended into a bitter feud, the US president suggested he could save public money by terminating contracts awarded to Mr Musk’s companies.

In the bitter fallout of the breakup of the year, President Donald Trump threatened to cancel government contracts held with Elon Musk and his SpaceX operations. Now that he’s in the “find out” stage,

US President Donald Trump recently publicly denied any intention of destroying Elon Musk’s companies to remove their significant government subsidies. Now the tech billionaire has responded to Trump’s statement.