Elon Musk crossed Democrats over their attacks on SpaceX: "Happy to cancel any contract"

The businessman Elon Musk challenged the Democrats of the United States this Friday by offering to cancel any SpaceX contract that the federal government does not want to maintain, in response to questions about the tiny state agreements of his companies and amid expectations of new parliamentary investigations following the Democratic victory in the legislative elections.

The statement was made through his official X account, where he responded to a post by Warren Redlich, who suggested sending a letter to Democratic lawmakers on January 1. In the text, Redlich proposed that Musk offer to terminate the questioned federal contracts and request that Congress members publish a list of the agreements they intended to cancel, along with the corresponding authorizations from government agencies.

"Exactly", Musk replied, before publicly defending the business relationship of his companies with the U.S. government. "Tesla has no contracts with the Government and President Trump eliminated federal incentives for electric vehicles", the magnate stated, referring to the measures taken during the Republican administration. Indeed, federal tax credits for the purchase of new and used electric vehicles ceased to apply to purchases made after September 30, 2025.

Regarding SpaceX, Musk implicitly rejected that his state contracts constitute a business privilege in themselves and defended the competitiveness of the services offered. "SpaceX's contracts with the Government are BOTH the best product AND the lowest price", he asserted, although he did not provide a detailed price comparison with other suppliers in that post.

The businessman also revealed his forecasts about the public sector's contribution to the aerospace company's revenues. As he explained, revenue from the Government will represent less than 10% of SpaceX's total revenue during this quarter and will fall below 5% within a year, estimates with which he sought to highlight the company's reduced dependence on federal contracts.

"Happy to cancel any that the Government does not want. Just say so!", Musk concluded, passing the decision to identify the agreements they consider "unnecessary" to U.S. authorities.