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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump Says He Wants Elon Musk's Companies to Thrive
Trump Says He Wants Elon Musks Companies to Thrive
July 24, 2025 at 2:09 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 146 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2025/07/24/trump-says-he-wants-elon-musks-companies-to-thrive/
President Trump said on Thursday that he wanted to see Elon Musks companies thrive, one day after the White House said he didnt want Musks xAI to get government contracts, Axios reports.
Since the Trump-Musk relationship blew up last month, the rhetoric has run hot and cold in intermittent bursts, but Trump appears to be tamping the tension down again.
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Trump Says He Wants Elon Musk's Companies to Thrive (Original Post)
applegrove
Jul 24
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ForgedCrank
(2,881 posts)1. I do too.
As much as the guy is an ass, his success means job stability for many thousands of people, mostly in CA.
Johonny
(24,794 posts)2. Musk said Trump was on the Epstein list
And the WSJ found out that statement was true...
Lovie777
(20,503 posts)3. musk is sorta my friend..................
as long as he do not mentioned Epstein anymore.
applegrove
(128,428 posts)4. And runs a third party candidate ot two in tight
mid-term races to ensure Democrats don't win those districts. IMHO