President Donald Trump on Thursday said the U.S. will not be pulling its subsidies of Elon Musk’s companies, despite earlier threats to do so and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s Wednesday indication that the U.S. would not pursue contracts with his businesses.
Trump and Musk’s feud exploded last month after simmering criticism escalated into the president threatening to take away Musk’s government contracts, triggering a back-and-forth that effectively ended their relationship. On Thursday, Trump said that he would not take them away.
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