Derek Burney: First serious crack in senior levels of Trump's administration
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A contributing factor to Musk's angst was Trump's decision to pull the nomination of Musk ally Jared Isaacman for NASA Administrator after 'a thorough review of prior associations.' Isaacman is a former commercial astronaut and founder and CEO of payment processing company Shift4 Payments. He is also an investor in Musk's SpaceX and led two private spaceflight missions. Trump expressed reservations about his ties to the Democratic party saying, 'And he happened to be a Democrat, like totally Democrat. And I say, you know, we won. We get certain privileges. And one of the privileges is we don't have to appoint a Democrat. NASA is very important.'
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Musk's company SpaceX works closely with the U.S. government on contracts worth billions of dollars. Several agencies use its Falcon rockets, in-orbit space vehicles and Starlink, a network of more than 7,500 internet satellites. Musk's space firm is the only one regularly transporting astronauts to and from the International Space Station. It has $4 billion in contracts to develop its Starship vehicle for future astronaut visits to the moon. SpaceX also has close ties to U.S. Spy agencies and is a candidate for the president's 'Golden Dome' shield for America.
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An intense personal squabble could put much of this at risk with concomitant risks for U.S. space strategy where Musk is the clear leader in terms of achievements. While the row with Musk might make it more difficult for the Republicans to maintain control of Congress in 2026, it may help Trump win the internal Republican battle over the 'One Big Beautiful Bill.'
Musk certainly has the money and the larger social network vehicle, but Trump controls political power in Washington. That means the conflict between the two super-egos is uneven. Under Trump, Washington has become inured to bombshell announcements on an almost daily, if not hourly, basis. But the dispute with Musk is the first serious crack in senior levels of the Trump Administration.
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Trump is a consummate transactional leader who enjoys making deals. He offered Musk what he believed was a mutually favourable transaction. Support my policies, and I will support your access and influence. Trump and Musk fell out because Trump just doesn't get principled people. Musk rejected the linkage, because that would have violated his principal concern about rising deficits. His reputation is based on deeds, not deals.
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Cooler heads may yet prevail, but neither individual gives ground easily. Musk did apologize for some of his remarks, and supported the Administration's efforts to suppress riots in Los Angeles. Trump decided to move on to bigger problems — the L.A. riots, Iran, his tariff agenda and the Russian-Ukraine imbroglio.
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