Trump-Musk thaw: President says he won’t dump his Tesla, nor get rid of Starlink at the White House

Trump stated he won’t promote his Tesla however he can transfer it round.

President Donald Trump introduced Monday that he wouldn’t promote the Tesla that he bought from Elon Musk at full worth in the aftermath of his falling out with the Tesla CEO. The buy was a token throughout their good instances, a message to encourage Americans to purchase Teslas. As quickly as Musk and Trump fought, it was reported that Trump would promote or give away the Tesla that he bought, not for his private use however for the use of the White House. Trump stated he might transfer it round however won’t promote the automotive. Trump additionally confirmed that he wouldn’t get rid of Starlink. On Elon Musk, the president maintained restraint and stated he needs him good. On being requested whether or not he ever noticed any bodily struggle between Elon Musk and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in the White House, Trump denied and stated that they had an argument however he by no means noticed them bodily attacking. He was additionally requested about the NYT report on Elon Musk’s medicine use to which the president stated he wouldn’t find out about it.Trump and Musk had a public fallout after Musk criticized Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill. Musk known as Trump a liar and claimed that with out him Trump wouldn’t have gained the election. Musk went on to say that Trump is called in Epstein Files and that is why the administration isn’t releasing the recordsdata. Trump threatened to take motion towards Musk if he determined to bankroll Democrats, after Musk floated the concept of a brand new celebration known as the American Party. The warmth died down inside a day as Elon Musk took a step again and deleted some of the posts, together with the one by which he linked Trump with Epstein. Musk additionally shared the president’s publish on the Los Angeles riots.