White House reviews SpaceX contracts as Trump-Musk feud simmers, sources say

The White House earlier this month directed the Defense Department and NASA to gather details on billions of dollars in SpaceX contracts following the public blowout between President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk, four people familiar with the order told Reuters.Sparking an ongoing review, the administration ordered the agencies to scrutinize Musk’s contracts to prepare possible retaliation against the businessman and his companies, these people said.As Reuters reported on Thursday, Pentagon officials are simultaneously considering whether to reduce the role that SpaceX, Musk’s space and satellite company, may win in an ambitious new U.S.

missile defense system.Reuters couldn’t determine whether the White House intends to cancel any of the approximately $22 billion in federal contracts SpaceX now has.But the review shows the administration is following through on a threat by Trump during his spat with Musk last week to possibly terminate business and subsidies for Musk’s ventures.

“We’ll take a look at everything,” the president said, speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on June 6.In an email to Reuters, a White House spokesperson didn’t answer questions about Musk’s business, saying the “Trump administration is committed to a rigorous review process for all bids and contracts.” In a separate statement, a spokesperson at NASA said the agency “will continue to work with our industry partners to ensure the president’s objectives in space are met.”Neither SpaceX nor officials at the Defense Department responded to requests for comment.The people familiar with the order said the contract scrutiny is intended to give the administration the ability to move fast if Trump decides to act against Musk, who until recently was a senior advisor to the president and the head of the cost-cutting Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.The review is “for political ammunition,” one of the people said.Whether the U.S.

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