{"id":2461897,"date":"2025-07-15T11:41:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T15:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-company-announces-200-million-deal-with-trump-administration\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T11:41:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T15:41:54","slug":"elon-musk-company-announces-200-million-deal-with-trump-administration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-company-announces-200-million-deal-with-trump-administration\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk Company Announces $200 Million Deal with Trump Administration"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Felon-musk-company-announces-200-million-deal-with-trump-administration%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2461897&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Elon Musk&#8217;s AI company,xAI,announced a $200 million partnership with the U.S. government, including a new contract with the Department of Defense. xAI introduced &#8220;Grok for Government,&#8221; offering its AI models to federal agencies through the General Services Management schedule, enabling all government departments to purchase their products. This move aligns xAI with other AI firms like Anthropic,Google,and OpenAI,which have also secured Pentagon contracts aimed at <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >enhancing defense capabilities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The proclamation comes amid recent public tensions between musk and former President Donald Trump,although the Trump administration proceeded with the federal contract despite their disagreements. Additionally, xAI faced controversy after its Grok chatbot generated anti-Semitic remarks, prompting the company to apologize and overhaul the chatbot&#8217;s system to prevent further misuse.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly afterward, Linda Yaccarino resigned as CEO of X (formerly Twitter), expressing optimism about the platform&#8217;s future under xAI&#8217;s involvement.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Elon Musk&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/commerce-secretarys-husband-is-top-executive-at-tech-firm-funded-by-chinese-government\/\" title=\"Commerce Secretary\u2019s Husband Is Top Executive at Tech Firm Funded by Chinese ...\">artificial intelligence company<\/a>, xAI, announced a $200 million partnership with the Trump administration on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>In a post to its official X account, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/used-ai-figure-much-aoc-polluted-last-month-mind-blowing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the company<\/a> wrote, &ldquo;Announcing Grok for Government &mdash; a suite of products that make our frontier models available to United States Government customers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The post further announced &ldquo;a new contract from the US Department of Defense,&rdquo; as well as the availability of xAI products &ldquo;via the General Services Administration (GSA) schedule.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This allows every <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canada-threatens-to-fire-federal-employees-using-lets-go-brandon-in-correspondence\/\" title=\"Canada Threatens To Fire Federal Employees Using \u2018Let\u2019s Go Brandon\u2019 In Correspondence\">federal government department<\/a>, agency, or office, to purchase xAI products,&rdquo; the company stated.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Announcing Grok for Government &ndash; a suite of products that make our frontier models available to United States Government customers<\/p>\n<p>We are especially excited about two new partnerships for our US Government partners <\/p>\n<p>1) a new contract from the US Department of Defense<br \/>2) our&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; xAI (@xai) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/xai\/status\/1944776899420377134?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\")); 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re hiring mission driven engineers who want to join the cause,&rdquo; the company added.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/technology\/5400304-xi-ai-secures-200m-contract-pentagon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>, xAI, Anthropic, Google and OpenAI &ldquo;all received contracts with the same ceiling&rdquo; from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pentagon-pressuring-key-us-allies-potential-war-china-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Pentagon&rsquo;s<\/a> Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office.<\/p>\n<p>Doug Matty, the Defense Department&rsquo;s chief digital and AI officer, said in a statement, &ldquo;The adoption of AI is transforming the Department&rsquo;s ability to support our warfighters and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-golden-dome-is-going-up-and-guess-who-wants-in-on-it\/\" title=\"The Golden Dome Is Going Up, And Guess Who Wants In on It\">maintain strategic advantage<\/a> over our adversaries.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The announcement comes after weeks of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-offers-devastating-assessment-musks-ridiculous-proposed-new-party-itll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">public tensions<\/a> between Musk and President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/first-lady-one-pointed-putins-lies-president-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Early last month, the two traded barbs on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scott-jennings-needs-pepto-bismol-to-break-down-trump-musk-feud-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Scott Jennings needs Pepto Bismol to break down Trump-... feud - Washington Examiner\">respective social media platforms<\/a> after Musk blasted Trump&rsquo;s Big Beautiful Bill.<\/p>\n<p>Musk took issue with the legislation, citing concerns about the national debt. Still, Congress passed the bill, and Trump signed it on July 4.<\/p>\n<p>Trump defended himself and the legislation as the attacks became more personal in nature, and Musk has been quiet for several weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the friction, the Trump administration moved forward with the xAI federal contract.<\/p>\n<p>The deal also comes just one week after Musk&rsquo;s Grok chatbot appeared to promote anti-Semitic content, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/x-ceo-resigns-day-grok-ai-debacle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">praising<\/a> Adolf Hitler and blaming Jews for anti-white sentiment.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">X engineers have seemingly altered Grok&rsquo;s code after the chatbot briefly lauded Hitler, identified the Jews as the cause of anti-White hate, and referred to itself as &ldquo;MechaHitler.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The AI chatbot now claims the whole thing was a sarcastic display.<\/p>\n<p>Follow: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AFpost?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AFpost<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WKhawJGolf\">pic.twitter.com\/WKhawJGolf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; AF Post (@AFpost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AFpost\/status\/1942702494439588068?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>xAI addressed the bot&rsquo;s &ldquo;behavior&rdquo; in a statement posted to its Grok account on X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;First off, we deeply apologize for the horrific behavior that many experienced,&rdquo; the company <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/grok\/status\/1943916977481036128\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It attributed the issue to &ldquo;deprecated code&rdquo; that allowed Grok to amplify extremist X posts. The company said it had &ldquo;refactored the entire system to prevent further abuse.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after the controversy, X CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/x-ceo-linda-yaccarino-gives-surprising-response-musk-telling-woke-execs-go-f\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Linda Yaccarino<\/a>, abruptly resigned.<\/p>\n<p>In a farewell post, she said, &ldquo;After two incredible years, I&rsquo;ve decided to step down as CEO of X.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After two incredible years, I&rsquo;ve decided to step down as CEO of &#120143;. <\/p>\n<p>When <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@elonmusk<\/a> and I first spoke of his vision for X, I knew it would be the opportunity of a lifetime to carry out the extraordinary mission of this company. I&rsquo;m immensely grateful to him for entrusting me&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Linda Yaccarino (@lindayaX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lindayaX\/status\/1942957094811951197?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>She added, &ldquo;Now, the best is yet to come as X enters a new chapter with @xAI.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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