White Home Suggests Trump Would not Need XAI to Have Federal Contracts

President Donald Trump could also be at odds together with his personal administration over Elon Musk’s AI firm.

When White Home Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was requested by a reporter on Wednesday whether or not the president supported federal businesses contracting with Musk’s xAI, she indicated that he doesn’t.

“I do not assume so, no,” Leavitt replied.

That is regardless of the Division of Protection lately saying a contract of as much as $200 million with the corporate.

“I will discuss to him about it,” Leavitt replied when requested whether or not Trump want to see current contracts cancelled.

The White Home didn’t reply to requests for clarification of Leavitt’s feedback. xAI didn’t instantly return a request for remark.

xAI lately launched a set of government-focused merchandise referred to as “Grok for Authorities,” saying that different federal businesses should purchase these instruments by means of the Basic Companies Administration.

After forging a political alliance that lasted for almost a 12 months, Trump and Musk’s relationship blew up in early June over the tech titan’s objections to the deficit impacts of the “Large Lovely Invoice.”

Considered one of Musk’s different main corporations, SpaceX, nonetheless has contracts with the federal authorities regardless of the feud.