The vicious blow-up between President Trump and Elon Musk has shaken up the power dynamics in Washington, D.C.

As Musk burns his bridges to the White House and MAGA world, several of his political and business rivals stand to benefit. And while Musk’s enemies may relish his ouster, some of Trump's biggest rivals could also gain from the president’s feud with the world's richest man.

Here are the people, businesses and factions that could win from Musk’s loss.

Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin

Musk’s alienation from Trump gives Jeff Bezos a major opportunity to improve his tumultuous relationship with the president and fuel the growth of Blue Origin, his aerospace company.

Even before Musk’s alignment with Trump, he and Bezos butted heads for years as the billionaires dueled each other for dominance over the private sector space race.

At the same time, Bezos was fending off Trump’s attacks on the Washington Post and facing off with the administration in court.

Musk’s SpaceX had already cemented itself as the industry leader before joining forces with Trump, far outpacing Blue Origin in total launches while also servicing the International Space Station.

But Musk’s growing ties to Trump threatened to deepen SpaceX’s connection to the government and siphon billions of dollars in federal contracts away from Blue Origin.

With Musk out of Trump’s good graces, Bezos now has an opening to build on months of work to curry the president’s favor.

Ahead of the 2024 election, Bezos spiked the Post’s pending endorsement of former Vice President Harris, a move critics derided as self-interested. In an op-ed for the Post, Bezos said that his decision was made based on editorial principle alone, but acknowledged how his business empire has become a “complexifier” for the paper.

Amazon was also one of several major tech companies to donate $1 million to Trump’s inauguration, and inked a documentary deal with Melania........

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