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Donald Trump says is open to naming Elon Musk as an adviser
FRANCE 24 English
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8/21/2024
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00:00
Two billionaires who did not always get along.
00:03
Donald Trump and Elon Musk now appear to be the best of friends.
00:06
Just two years ago, they were lobbing insults at each other,
00:09
but the pair has forged an alliance.
00:11
Trump was banned from Twitter for inciting violence,
00:15
but Musk recently reinstated him with much fanfare
00:18
and a two-hour broadcast on the social media platform.
00:21
Well, it's an honor. We view that as an honor.
00:24
Delayed because of technical problems,
00:27
once it got going, the pair agreed on a number of issues.
00:31
We don't have a secure border.
00:32
It looks like a World War Z zombie apocalypse.
00:35
We're going to have the largest deportation in history of this country,
00:39
and we have no choice.
00:41
I'm not sure we've got a country.
00:42
You don't have a country, Elon.
00:43
Musk is considered the world's richest man,
00:46
as head of both SpaceX and the electric car maker Tesla.
00:49
During an interview with France Télévision,
00:51
he implied that he wielded more power than the U.S. president.
00:55
The U.S. presidency is like being captain of a very large ship with a small rudder.
01:04
So you're telling me you're more powerful than the U.S. president?
01:07
I mean, I can't declare war on people.
01:09
Until 2020, Musk said that he overwhelmingly voted for Democrats,
01:14
but now he envisions himself as part of a new Trump administration,
01:17
posting this AI-generated image of himself as the head of a department of efficiency,
01:22
adding that he was willing to serve, something Trump has welcomed.
01:26
I'd love it if it were foam.
01:27
Well, you, you're the greatest cutter.
01:30
It's an alliance that is ideological and strategic.
01:34
Musk is said to be donating $45 million a month to Trump's campaign.
01:39
As a result, Trump has reversed his position on electric vehicles.
01:43
And I'm for electric cars.
01:44
I have to be, you know, because Elon endorsed me very strongly, Elon.
01:50
An endorsement Trump sees as a badge of honor,
01:53
having published a video generated by artificial intelligence of the pair grooving side-by-side.
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