Elon Musk Says He And Trump Are On the Same Page ‘80% Of The Time’ | EUROtoday

Elon Musk stated he and President Donald Trump “almost always agree” on the identical points.

In an interview with Fox News’ Lara Trump on Saturday, the tech billionaire advised Trump’s daughter-in-law that he considers the Republican chief a “friend” whereas discussing the dynamics of their working relationship.

“I do consider the President a friend. I think he considers me a friend and, you know, we get along very well,” Musk stated. “I think probably if you ask us both the same set of questions in two different rooms, 80% of the time we’d come up with the same answer.”

While Musk didn’t specify any subjects he and Trump have ever been at odds over, the Tesla head claimed the 2 “almost always agree,” significantly about authorities waste, whereas “ensuring the rule of law is followed.”

Musk, a significant donor to Trump’s marketing campaign, was appointed by Trump to move the advisory physique referred to as the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) again in November. The so-called entity has sparked widespread backlash for its sweeping makes an attempt to slash authorities spending and the dimensions of the federal workforce.

Musk’s DOGE has been slammed for its lack of transparency in its operations and in addition confronted blowback over the legality of its work. Musk is predicted to step away from DOGE later this month.

While Musk claims to be on good phrases with the president, Trump took a pointed dig at him and different tech giants final week.

“If you look at some of these internet people, I know so many of them, Elon is so terrific. But I know, now all of them, you know they all hated me in my first term, and now they’re kissing my ass. It’s true. All of them. It’s true,” he stated whereas graduating college students on the University of Alabama Thursday night time.

Watch a clip from Musk’s interview under.