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I would. I think Elon’s great. But he also had a number of companies to run.”
When asked if he’d appoint Musk to another position, Trump replied
There’s a point at which time Elon’s gotta have to leave,
Trump told reportersElon is fantastic, he's a patriot,
Trump told reporters
I like smart people and he's a smart person. I also like him, personally,
Trump continuedI would think a few months."
Asked how long he would be staying, Trump said
He's going to stay a certain period of time and then he's going to get back to his businesses full time. But he's doing a fantastic job,
Trump said
First of all, that report I saw was total fake news,
Vance told JonesElon came in and we said, ‘We need you to make government more efficient, we need you to shrink the incredible fat bureaucracy that thwarts the will of the American people but also costs way too much money,
Vance added
He does see advantages in having Musk around,
Haberman told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins on “The Source” of Trump in a clip highlighted by Mediaite
DOGE has got a lot of work to do, and yeah, that work is going to continue after Elon leaves. But fundamentally, Elon is going to remain a friend and an adviser of both me and the president,
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Yeah, fake news.”
Musk quoted Leavitt’s post on his X account, commenting
But he does see advantages in having Musk around. I don’t think that he is eager to shove him out. I do think there are a number of Trump advisers who are tired of Musk’s presence,
Haberman clarified
The calculation Elon and Trump were making is that he is still popular enough with the GOP base to drive turnout. Time will tell if that bet pays off or not."
Doug Gordon, Democratic strategist, told Newsweek
The president remains pleased with Musk, but both men have decided in recent days that it will soon be time for Musk to return to his businesses and take on a supporting role."
However,But I think that, look, Trump is certainly aware that this has been a turbulent period,
she said of the presidentWe think probably over the next two or three months, we’ll be pretty much satisfied with the people that are working hard and want to be members of the administration,
Trump said last week
So if there’s one big lesson to take away from Wisconsin is Elon Musk does not help Republicans when he shows up. If anything, the data suggests that he hurts them,
Enten told CNN’s John BermanElon Musk, simply put, is an unpopular guy. He is political poison,
Enten stressedI think we will have accomplished most of the work required to reduce the deficit by a trillion dollars within that time frame,
Musk told Bret Baier of Fox News on March 27.
I expected to lose, but there is value to losing a piece for a positional gain,
Musk wrote on X at 3.13am