Trump says Musk is too busy for future White House cabinet post

Former President Trump Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk said he would likely be too busy to serve in a cabinet position in a potential Trump White House because of his roles at companies like Tesla, SpaceX and X — but he could still serve as an adviser to his administration.

“Elon and I have a great relationship, he’s great, he’s an absolutely extraordinary person,” Trump said in an excerpt from an interview with Elon Musk’s “Elon” TV channel. Former Marine Sean Ryan“We should cherish our geniuses, you know we don’t have many of them, right?”

“He’s a brilliant guy and what he really wants to do is get involved in cutting some fat, and he knows how to do that,” the former president said. Last Musk Show To serve on the government efficiency committee, which the two discussed in a conversation on X earlier this month.

“He wants to be involved. Look, he runs big companies and so on, so he can’t really — I don’t think he could be a secretary. I would put him in the Cabinet, for sure, but I don’t do that,” Trump said. “I don’t know how he can do that with everything he does.”

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“But he could, as the expression goes, consult with the country and give you some very good ideas,” Trump said, suggesting that. Artificial Intelligence (AI) It could be an area where Musk’s expertise could help the federal government.

during Chat on X Earlier this month, Musk said it would be “great to have a government efficiency commission” and added: “I would be happy to help with such a commission.”

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Musk said he would be interested in serving on a government efficiency committee in a future Trump administration. (Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)

Last week, Trump was asked if he would ask Musk to serve in an advisory role in his administration if he won the November presidential election, to which he replied: “I certainly would, if he did, I would certainly do it. He’s a brilliant man.”

the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX Trump acknowledged Trump’s comments in a post on X showing an AI-generated image of himself leading a fictitious government department of efficiency, writing: “I am ready to serve.”

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Trump and Musk recently had a lengthy conversation about X in which the subject of a CEO serving in a future administration was discussed. (Brendan Smalowski/AFP via Getty Images)

Musk publicly Endorsed Trump’s presidential campaign Last month, following a failed assassination attempt on the former president at a rally in Pennsylvania.

He also provided funding for A. Super Pack He supports the Trump campaign, though he said in July that his donations were “significantly less” than the $45 million per month figure that has appeared in some reports.

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Musk’s various businesses and the demands they place on his time have recently been raised by some Tesla shareholders as a reason not to reinstate the $56 billion compensation plan. Shareholders eventually voted to reinstate the pay package pending a ruling by a Delaware judge.