“Life is too short for long-term grudges.” - Elon Musk
The world’s richest man has once again proven that his mouth runs faster than his brain – and he may be about to pay a heavy price for it.
Elon Musk went groveling to Donald Trump this week, apologizing for the incendiary posts he wrote about the president last week. But it may be too late.
Reuters reports that Trump may reduce the role of Musk’s SpaceX in a proposed “Golden Dome” missile defense system. The project is estimated to cost $175 billion, and SpaceX was positioning for a big share of the work.
This would mark the first known setback for Musk following his feud with the president, and there could be more to come given Trump’s penchant for vengeance.
Earlier this week, Musk exploded over the president’s “Big Beautiful Bill” because it’s on track to sharply raise deficit spending after Musk worked for months to slash it. Musk was also irked that Trump dumped his buddy from consideration as the new head of NASA.
It’s enormously humiliating losing a game of chicken to a chicken.
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