President Trump said on Thursday that he wanted to see Elon Musk's companies thrive, one day after the White House said he didn't want Musk's xAI to get government contracts. Why it matters: Since the Trump-Musk relationship blew up last month,

In the midst of an on-again, off-again, explosive public feud that culminated in Musk dropping the bomb that “Donald Trump is in the Epstein files,” the president threw out a surprise olive branch. “I want Elon, and all businesses within our Country, to THRIVE, in fact, THRIVE like never before!” he wrote on Truth Social on Thursday.

President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would not destroy Elon Musk's companies by taking away federal subsidies and that he wants the billionaire tech entrepreneur's businesses to thrive.