Trump wants to "cut" with SpaceX, but review finds it indispensable

According to the Wall Street Journal, just days after Trump raised the possibility of severing business ties with Musk's companies in early June, the administration began a review of SpaceX's contracts with the federal government, sources said. But officials believe it is impossible to cancel most of the contracts because they are critical to the Department of Defense and NASA. After Musk escalated his personal attacks on June 5, Trump declared that the easiest way to save federal money would be to "terminate" the Musk Enterprise contract. Days later, a senior General Services Administration official asked the Department of Defense, NASA and other federal agencies to fill out a spreadsheet listing all the contracts and other deal agreements they currently have with SpaceX. After reviewing the data, White House and agency officials, including the Pentagon, determined that most contracts were critical to the Department of Defense and NASA. Some of SpaceX's contracts are likely to continue to come under scrutiny, according to people familiar with the matter.