Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's public falling out with President Donald Trump put a spotlight on the government funding that Musk's companies have received over the years.

The spat began with Musk's vocal criticism of the Republican tax package making its way through Congress over its deficit impact – projected to reach $2.4 trillion over a decade – which Musk's Department of Government Efficiency ( DOGE ) has sought to shrink by other means.

As the two traded barbs over their respective social media platforms, Trump wrote on Truth Social that, "The easiest way to save money in our Budget, Billions and Billions of Dollars, is to terminate Elon's Governmental Subsidies and Contracts. I was always surprised that Biden didn't do it!"

Two of Musk's firms – electric vehicle (EV)

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