Trump Asked Point Blank If He'll Keep His New Tesla After Meltdown In Relationship With Elon Musk

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Speaking to reporters on Air Force One, President Trump was asked about his relationship with Elon Musk.

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00:00Mr. President, you gave Elon Musk when you left the White House,

00:04to the White House, to the administration at large.

00:08I think that's what he does.

00:09Would you like him to give that back?

00:10No, I don't take things back.

00:12What about the Tesla?

00:13I gave him a key.

00:14He tried very hard.

00:15The Tesla.

00:16I haven't done.

00:17What's your impression on his work, then, as at this point,

00:19for the local administration?

00:20How do you think his Doge did, given that it was savings?

00:23Oh, I think it helped us a lot.

00:24I think it helped our thinking.

00:25And it's not finished at all.

00:27We are basically taking it over.

00:30We're doing a job.

00:31Many of those people remain with us, and they're going to remain with us.

00:34They're very good.

00:35It's terrific.

00:37We saved hundreds of billions of dollars.

00:40It's terrific.

00:41And it's going further.

00:42I mean, I'd give you the answer, actually, at the end of two years,

00:45because a lot of it is out into the future.

00:48But it was a big saving and a good mindset.

00:50And what do you do about the Tesla?

00:52Are you going to keep it, or are you going to...?

00:53I haven't thought about it.

00:54Do you have any plans to contact...?

00:55I mean, I hope he does well with that.

00:56Do you have any plans to speak with Mr. Musk?

00:59This was one of your closest advisers for months.

01:01No, I don't have any plans.

01:02Somebody made a mistake.

01:04A lot of reporters have been calling me.

01:06I didn't call any reporter.

01:07A lot of reporters, they ask me the same question.

01:09No, I don't.

01:10I'm not even thinking about that.

01:12I don't know.

01:13I don't know.

01:14I'm not even thinking about this cause.

01:15You think they were coming alone?

01:16No, I don't know.

01:17I'm not thinking about it.

01:18I'm not thinking about it.

01:19I'm not thinking about that.

01:20I'm thinking about to start putting this at this point.

01:21I'm thinking about it.

01:22I know.

01:23I know that this is a good question.

01:25I know what it is.

01:26But it's interesting.

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