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President Donald Trump proposed ending Elon Musk’s government contracts and subsidies, escalating the war of words between the world’s richest man and the president he helped elect.

“The easiest way to save money in our Budget, Billions and Billions of Dollars, is to terminate Elon’s Governmental Subsidies and Contracts. I was always surprised that Biden didn’t do it!” Trump posted on his social media site Thursday.

Trump’s threat strikes at a main source of the billionaire’s wealth. Musk’s Tesla Inc. and Space Exploration Technologies Corp. have benefited from federal contracts and subsidies. Ending contracts with Musk’s companies could prove legally and practically unwieldy, given they are deeply intertwined with US space and defense operations.

Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy. On this edition, Joe and Kailey speak with:

• Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Tyler Kendall.
• Bloomberg Politics Contributor Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and BGR Group International Practice Principal Lester Munson.
• Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser.

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