President Donald Trump on Thursday said the U.S. will not be pulling its subsidies of Elon Musk’s companies, despite earlier threats to do so and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s Wednesday indication that the U.

President Donald Trump has taken to Truth Social to extend a surprising olive branch to Elon Musk, vowing he doesn’t plan to “destroy” the Tesla CEO’s empire and actually wants him “to thrive.” The shift in tone comes amid an explosive public feud that saw Musk accusing Trump of appearing in Jeffrey Epstein’s secret files—a claim that Trump has tried desperately to deflect.

Musk insisted that his companies are not receiving any special government subsidies, as he appeared to dismiss the chance for a potential detente in his feud with Trump.

President Trump said Thursday he has no interest in stripping Elon Musk-owned companies of billions in federal money — adding that he wants the former “first buddy” to “thrive.” “Everyone is stating that I will destroy Elon’s companies by taking away some,

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Musk, who has been floating the idea of creating a third political party for weeks in the wake of his split with the president, reignited the push over the weekend after the passage of Trump's sweeping tax cut and spending bill -- which Musk railed against over its estimated impact adding trillions to the national debt.

Donald Trump made it clear on Thursday that he won’t be pulling the plug on federal subsidies going to Elon Musk, even as tensions between the two remain high.

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Tesla shares fell 8.2 per cent on Friday and have declined by 24.9 per cent in the past six months. “Not small, this is massive, so what is happening here is Tesla shares have basically collapsed and so have its sales,” Mr Greenwood said.

Elon Musk was referring to an earlier post by Donald Trump on Truth Social, which claimed that he wanted the Tesla CEO to “THRIVE”.