Trump Gives Musk Silent Treatment, Will Mull Cutting Contracts

June 6, 2025, 10:26 PM UTC

President Donald Trump said he had no plans to speak to onetime ally Elon Musk and added that he was still looking at canceling the billionaire’s government contracts — an indication that their public feud is far from over.

“We’ll take a look at everything,” Trump told reporters on Friday. “It’s a lot of subsidy.”

But Trump added, “only if it’s to be fair for him and for the country.”

Trump’s comments came one day after a volatile public spat that saw the president and the world’s richest man resort to personal attacks in a feud spurred by disagreement over ...

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