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Jeff Bezos is apparently trying to capitalize on the recent blow-up<\/a> between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, according to a new report<\/a> from The Wall Street Journal.<\/p>\n Bezos has spoken to Trump twice this month, at times discussing more government contracts for his space company Blue Origin, according to the report. Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp also visited the White House to meet with Trump\u2019s chief of staff, Susie Wiles. Bezos even reportedly invited Trump to his upcoming wedding in Venice, Italy.<\/p>\n The interactions with the White House came after Musk and Trump spent days slinging mud at each other on social media. The SpaceX founder claimed the president is \u201cin the Epstein files\u201d and claimed that was why they \u201chave not been made public.\u201d Trump, meanwhile, threatened to take away \u201cBillions and Billions of Dollars\u201d worth of government subsidies and contracts that go to Musk\u2019s companies. <\/p>\n While that feud quickly cooled, Bezos seems to have sensed an opportunity for Blue Origin \u2014 especially after Trump pulled the nomination of Musk\u2019s preferred choice to lead NASA. Musk has pushed hard to focus SpaceX (and NASA) on missions to Mars, while Blue Origin\u2019s near-term plans are more oriented around missions to the Moon. In the recent conversations, Trump \u201chas discussed with Bezos his desire to see a crewed mission to the moon during his term in office,\u201d according to the report.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n