Elon Musk responds to Trump's remarks: SpaceX will shut down Dragon spacecraft, criticizing tariff policies or triggering recession After Trump suggested canceling his government contract, Musk responded on social media that SpaceX would "immediately begin retiring" its Dragon spacecraft. At the same time, he warned that the tariffs imposed by Trump would lead to an economic recession in the United States in the second half of the year. Musk also initiated a poll proposing the formation of a new political party that truly represents the middle 80% of the population. As of now, over 2.98 million users have participated in the vote, with 81.1% supporting it.