Responding to a post from investor Bill Ackman, who called on both men to make peace "for the benefit of our great country," Musk replied simply, "You’re not wrong."
Responding to a post from investor Bill Ackman, who called on both men to make peace “for the benefit of our great country,” Musk replied simply, “You’re not wrong.”
The message marks a notable shift in tone after days of escalating tensions between the two powerful figures. Just earlier that day, Musk threatened to immediately decommission SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft following Trump’s statement that he was considering canceling US government contracts with Musk’s companies. The move would have left NASA without a reliable way to send or retrieve astronauts from the International Space Station, where four U.S. astronauts are currently stationed.
That threat, however, was later walked back. Musk reversed course Thursday, replying to a user who urged both men to step back from the fight: “Good advice. Ok, we won’t decommission Dragon.”
SpaceX’s Dragon capsule has been a key part of NASA’s crewed space missions. It was previously used to rescue astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore after they were stranded on the ISS for nearly 10 months. While NASA is working with Boeing on its Starliner project, that spacecraft has not yet been approved for human travel, leaving Dragon as the only proven US option for manned missions.
Musk’s conflict with Trump began after the president's “Big Beautiful Bill,” which Musk criticized for adding trillions to the national deficit without addressing government waste.
Musk, who had been leading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), resigned recently,
DOGE under Musk had reportedly saved tens of billions and was aiming to push those savings into the trillions.
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