WASHINGTON, June 9 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Monday he has no plans to discontinue Starlink at the White House but might move his Tesla off-site, following his announcement over the weekend that his relationship with Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of both companies, was over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I may move the Tesla around a little bit, but I don’t think we’ll be doing that with Starlink. It’s a good service,” Trump told reporters, referring to the satellite internet company that provides high-speed broadband access. It is a unit of Musk’s SpaceX.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In March, Trump said he had purchased a red Tesla (TSLA.O), opens new tab<\/u><\/a> Model S from Musk, Trump’s then-close ally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Last week, a White House official said Trump might get rid of it after a public feud erupted between the two men. The Tesla was seen parked at the White House over the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Saturday, Trump said he had no intention<\/u><\/a> of repairing ties with Musk. On Monday, the president said he would not have a problem if Musk called.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “We had a good relationship, and I just wish him well,” Trump said. Musk responded with a heart emoji to a video on X showing Trump’s remarks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Last week, Trump and Musk exchanged a flurry of insults<\/u><\/a> after the world’s richest man denounced Trump’s tax and spending bill as a “disgusting abomination.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Musk’s opposition has complicated Republican efforts to pass Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” in Congress, where the party holds slim majorities in the House of Representatives and Senate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Since the dispute began last Thursday<\/u><\/a>, Musk has deleted some social media posts critical of Trump, including one signaling support for impeaching the president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sources close to Musk said his anger has started to subside<\/u><\/a>, and they believe he may want to repair his relationship with Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n