{"id":2029,"date":"2025-04-11T08:32:37","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T03:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ainews.prativad.com\/index.php\/trump-says-he-just-likes-musk\/"},"modified":"2025-04-11T08:32:37","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T03:02:37","slug":"trump-says-he-just-likes-musk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ainews.prativad.com\/index.php\/trump-says-he-just-likes-musk\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says he just \u2018likes\u2019 Musk"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p><strong>The US president has praised his government efficiency tsar for doing a \u201cfantastic job\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"264\">US President Donald Trump has heaped praise on Elon Musk, the head of his government waste-cutting task force, saying he wants the billionaire and his <em>\u201cfantastic\u201d<\/em> Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team to stay in Washington for the <em>\u201clong haul.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"264\">Speaking at a Cabinet meeting on Thursday, Trump said he didn\u2019t need anything from the billionaire entrepreneur \u2013 except that he happens to like him \u2013 while crediting Musk with uncovering billions in potential savings across the federal government.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"264\"><em>\u201cElon\u2019s done a fantastic job. Look, he\u2019s sitting here and I don\u2019t care. I don\u2019t need Elon for anything other than I happen to like him,\u201d<\/em> Trump said. <em>\u201cBut I\u2019m telling you, this guy did a fantastic job.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump: Elon has done a fantastic job. I don\u2019t care. I don\u2019t need Elon for anything other than the fact that I happen to like him. I don\u2019t need his car. I actually bought one. He makes a great car <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kQg3yU8DT6\">pic.twitter.com\/kQg3yU8DT6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Acyn (@Acyn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Acyn\/status\/1910392842335510945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"264\">The president said that he even bought a Tesla car he doesn\u2019t need \u2013 not for himself, but to let his office staff drive around as a show of support for Musk. <em>\u201cThey said, oh, did you get a bargain? No. I said, give me the top price,\u201d<\/em> Trump quipped.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n        <span><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<figure>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2025.04\/thumbnail\/67f4fabf85f5403f3f6a4a89.jpg\" alt=\"FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk.\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/615386-musk-trump-tariffs-criticism\/\">Musk wants Trump to cancel tariffs \u2013 WaPo<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"264\">Musk, in turn, credited the <em>\u201cfantastic leadership\u201d<\/em> of Trump and the Cabinet, announcing that DOGE anticipates saving $150 billion in fiscal year 2026 by reducing fraud and waste in federal spending.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"264\"><em>\u201cSome of it is just absurd \u2013 like people getting unemployment insurance who haven\u2019t been born yet,\u201d<\/em> Musk said.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"264\">Musk\u2019s high-profile advisory role in Trump\u2019s administration has attracted many critics, accusing him of alleged conflicts of interest and political bias in his companies\u2019 operations and federal contracts. A group of Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to the White House calling for Musk\u2019s removal, arguing that his <em>\u201cerratic behavior\u201d<\/em> and past controversies undermine public trust.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n        <span><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<figure>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2025.03\/thumbnail\/67def8c420302775bf2e128e.jpg\" alt=\"FILE PHOTO: Terrorist Confinement Center (CECOT), Tecoluca, El Salvador, June 11, 2024.\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/614639-trump-tesla-attackers-megajail\/\">Tesla attackers could face El Salvador mega jail \u2013 Trump<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"2047\" data-end=\"2317\">The White House has so far stood by Musk, with Trump making clear on Thursday that he has no intention of parting ways with his government\u2019s waste hunter. The US president said he hopes Musk\u2019s team will stay on beyond this initiative, praising their tech-savvy approach.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2319\" data-end=\"2553\"><em>\u201cYour people are fantastic\u2026 They\u2019re great. Smart, sharp&#8230; finding things that nobody would have thought of,\u201d<\/em> the president said. <em>\u201cWe\u2019d like to keep as many as we can. 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