Former President Donald Trump said Tesla CEO Elon Musk is unlikely to serve in his cabinet if he wins a second term in the White House because of his extensive business obligations, which include running several companies.
“He wants to be involved. Now look, he’s running big businesses and all that, so he can’t, really, I don’t think he can be cabinet,” Trump said of Musk during an interview with former Navy SEAL Shawn Ryan, an excerpt which was published on Sunday.
“I would put him in the cabinet, absolutely, but I don’t know how he could do that with all the things he’s done.”
Trump said Musk could “consult” with his administration on issues such as artificial intelligence.
Musk, who also owns social media platform X, has thrown his support behind Trump in this election despite voting for President Biden in 2020, Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Barack Obama in 2012.
Shortly after Trump survived an assassination attempt on July 13, Musk announced that he would support him.
Musk praised Trump for pumping his fist and called on his supporters to “fight, fight” as blood poured down his face and he was dragged away by Secret Service agents.
The tech mogul has backed Trump over shared concerns over rising illegal immigration.
Earlier this year, Musk also helped form a pro-Trump super PAC. He has even talked about the idea of helping Trump form a “government efficiency commission.”
In his comments about Ryan, Trump said he and Musk “have a great relationship” and that “he’s great.”
“He’s a completely unusual character…But he’s a great guy.”
Musk and other Silicon Valley tech figures have also been frustrated by the Biden administration’s stricter policies as they relate to business regulation.
At X, Musk has been more vocal about his right-wing preferences on issues such as transgender policies.
Last month, Musk announced that his rocket company, SpaceX, would move its headquarters from its current home in California to Texas in protest of a new state law that prohibits school districts from requiring parents to are notified if their child transitions to another gender. .
Musk’s social media company, formerly known as Twitter, also said goodbye to San Francisco. Like SpaceX, X is also moving its headquarters to Texas.
During the pandemic, Musk was sharply critical of California regulators and Democratic politicians who forced businesses to close in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Musk was so angered by the gridlock that he moved Tesla’s headquarters from the San Francisco Bay Area to its current home in Austin, Texas.
Since taking over X, Musk has unbanned Trump and a number of other right-leaning accounts that were removed by previous Twitter management.
Over the weekend, Trump supporters got excited after the former president started posting on X — something he hadn’t done regularly since founding his social media platform Truth Social.
Trump hit out at “comrade Kamala” Harris and candidate “Tim Tampon” Walz, accusing them of risking “World War III” as “bombs are falling everywhere!”
In another post on X, Trump wrote: “Kamala and her ‘handlers’ are trying to make it sound like I’m the current president so they can blame me for the failure of the last four years. No, it was the failure of It’s one of the worst presidencies in history, and she’s definitely the worst vice president.”
Earlier this month, Trump gave a lengthy X Spaces interview to Musk, during which they discussed several key issues heading into the election, including the border and inflation.
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