- VP
J.D. Vance breaks silence. - Comments
on Trump-Musk online dispute. - Addresses
escalating social media conflict.
Vance reiterated his position and support for Trump on
Friday.
Vance’s remarks were made in public following Musk’s recent
resignation as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which
subtly involved the Vice President.
Musk tweeted “yes” in response to a social media
post on Thursday that stated Vance “should replace him” in the WhiteHouseand that
“Trump should be impeached.
” (As of early
Saturday morning, X users were receiving a notification that said,
“Sorry,
that post has been deleted,”
instead of Musk’s impeachment-related
message.
Additionally, Musk responded to Vance’s observation that it
had been a “slow news day” by adding a laughing emoji in an X post.
Vance joked,
“What are we even going to talk about?”
when he
revealed he was interviewing well-known podcaster Theo Vaughn.
After Musk voiced his complaints about Trump’s “Big,
Beautiful Bill,” which the Senate is currently considering, the conflict
between Trump and Musk broke out. The CEO of Tesla called the law a
“disgusting abomination” and attacked the proposal in over two dozen
posts on his social media accounts on Wednesday.
In response, Trump expressed
his “disappointment” with Musk to reporters in the Oval Office. After
then, the argument escalated and became personal, with the two exchanging
remarks on social media.
Meanwhile, on Thursday, Trump had said via Truth Social:
“Elon
was ‘wearing thin.’ I asked him to leave. I took away his EV Mandate that
forced everyone to buy electric cars that nobody else wanted (that he knew for
months I was going to do!) and he just went CRAZY!”
Whether the President and his former right-hand man can make
amends is still up in the air. However, Vance’s demonstration of support for
Trump has made his stance obvious.
What implications do Vance’s words have for SpaceX federal
contracts?
Vice President J.D. Vance’s statements have negligible
direct counteraccusations for SpaceX’s$ 22 billion in civil contracts with NASA
and DOD, as his political commentary emphasized conciliation over retribution,
praising Musk as an” extraordinary entrepreneur” whose DOGE work
was” salutary” and noting Trump” does n’t want a long- term
feud.”
Vance avoided championing Trump’s pitfalls to review or
terminate subventions contracts, rather attributing Musk’s outbursts to
frustration and expressing stopgap for Musk to” reestablish
connections.”
The feud urged a White House- directed inspection of SpaceX
contracts by DOD and NASA on June 13, 2025, preparing” political
security” for implicit cuts amid Trump’s warnings of” serious
consequences,” though no cancellations passed.
