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Trump Doesn’t Support Government Doing Business With Musk’s AI Company: White House

Last week, the company, alongside Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI, scored a $200 million contract with the Department of Defense.
Trump Doesn’t Support Government Doing Business With Musk’s AI Company: White House
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk walks into the White House grounds in Washington on Feb. 13, 2025. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times
Jacob Burg
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President Donald Trump is not interested in allowing the federal government to do business with tech entrepreneur Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) company, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on July 23.

During a White House press briefing on Wednesday, Leavitt was asked whether Trump supports federal agencies contracting with Musk’s company, xAI.

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Jacob Burg reports on national politics, aerospace, and aviation for The Epoch Times. He previously covered sports, regional politics, and breaking news for the Sarasota Herald Tribune.