On June 5, as the feud between the two erstwhile besties escalated, Trump posted on his Truth Social Platform, “The easiest way to save money in our Budget, Billions and Billions of Dollars, is to terminate Elon’s Governmental Subsidies and Contracts. I was always surprised that Biden didn’t do it!”

The space agency has published its budget request to Congress which would see funding for science projects cut by nearly a half.

NASA entrusts SpaceX with the lives of its astronauts, and the Pentagon relies heavily on the company to launch its most sensitive satellites.