Musk in response threatened to decommission SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft, but later walked it back. The feud began over Musk’s displeasure with the Trump-backed “big, beautiful bill,” which cleared the House last month. The bill would cut electric vehicle credits and could hurt his other company, Tesla.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he would not drop the Starlink service made by Elon Musk's SpaceX company, calling it a good service. He told reporters he wishes Musk well. (Reporting by Steve Holland and Trevor Hunnicutt;