US President Donald Trump on Tuesday heaped reward for tech billionaire Elon Musk as they mentioned his management of the division of authorities effectivity (DOGE), house exploration, and their longstanding relationship.
In a joint interview with Musk on Fox News, trump praised musk for his intelligence and claimed that he could not have discovered somebody smarter to guide DOGE.
“I wanted somebody really smart to work with me in terms of the country… He’s a leader. Yeah. He gets it done. I wanted to find somebody smarter than him. I searched all over. I just couldn’t do it. I couldn’t find anyone smarter for the country. But this is the thing. We settled on this guy”, he mentioned.
Musk responded with a smile, “Well, thanks for having me.”
Trump additionally praised Musk’s, lauding his work with SpaceX, particularly his Starlink satellite tv for pc program, which has offered important communication assist in disaster-hit areas. Recounting the decision he made to Musk throughout the North Carolina catastrophe, Trump mentioned, “He got like thousands of units of this communication and it saved a lot of lives. He got it immediately, and I said, that’s pretty amazing.”
During the interview Trump additionally took a potshot at Musk’s crew on how they gown worse than the tech billionaire.
“He’s got some very brilliant young people working for him that dress much worse than him, actually… They dress in just t-shirts,” Trump mentioned.
The president additionally confirmed that Musk would recuse himself from any selections involving potential conflicts of curiosity, noting, “If there’s a conflict, he won’t be involved. I mean, I wouldn’t want that, and he wouldn’t want it.”
Musk, in flip, praised Trump’s management, calling his 2024 presidential election victory an “opportunity to fix the system.” Musk emphasised that the president’s competence and look after the American folks would result in higher outcomes, stating, “The president cared. The president was competent. And so when you add more competence and caring, you get a better deal for the American people.”
Trump additionally mirrored on the media’s makes an attempt to drive a wedge between him and Musk.
“They tried it. Then they stopped. Actually, Elon called me. He said, you know, they’re trying to drive us apart… They said, ‘We have breaking news. Donald Trump has ceded control of the presidency to Elon Musk.’ It’s just so obvious. They’re so bad at it, Trump said.
To this, Musk responded “I respect him. I’ve always respected him. I never knew that he was right on certain things. And I’m usually pretty good at this stuff. He did Starlink. He did things that were so advanced that nobody knew what the hell they were.”