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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...ald-trump-complaining-elon-musk-b2675183.html
President-elect Donald Trump has been complaining about his “first buddy” Elon Musk behind closed doors, according to a reporter.
Trump and Musk have become close in recent months, with the tech billionaire reportedly staying at a cottage just a few hundred feet away from the main house at Mar-a-Lago.
But there appears to be trouble in paradise, according to New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman.
“Trump does complain a bit to people about how Musk is around a lot,” New York Times journalist said on the podcast “On with Kara Swisher” on Monday.
“Musk seems more willing to irritate Trump than a lot of other people have been and less concerned about what it might mean.
“It’s a fraught relationship and has potential for becoming even more so,” she said.
The pair became so close that some dubbed the Tesla CEO “President Musk.” But the president-elect swiftly addressed that during a speech in Arizona last month: “No, he’s not taking the presidency…That’s not happening.”
Asked about how Trump reacted to the “President Musk” line, Haberman said it “definitely bothers him.” She continued: “Trump’s not a wind-up toy but there certainly are very specific things that can zotz him.”
“I don’t anticipate that Musk is going to have an office in the West Wing” or have a pass to walk freely in the White House, she said.
“Trump keeps people around for a long time if they are of use to him and he almost never totally closes the door to somebody,” whether they are rich or not, Haberman added.
But, “Musk comes with something that ‘president [Steve] Bannon’ did not, which is a lot of money, and I think that buys him a lot of time.”
President-elect Donald Trump has been complaining about his “first buddy” Elon Musk behind closed doors, according to a reporter.
Trump and Musk have become close in recent months, with the tech billionaire reportedly staying at a cottage just a few hundred feet away from the main house at Mar-a-Lago.
But there appears to be trouble in paradise, according to New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman.
“Trump does complain a bit to people about how Musk is around a lot,” New York Times journalist said on the podcast “On with Kara Swisher” on Monday.
“Musk seems more willing to irritate Trump than a lot of other people have been and less concerned about what it might mean.
“It’s a fraught relationship and has potential for becoming even more so,” she said.
The pair became so close that some dubbed the Tesla CEO “President Musk.” But the president-elect swiftly addressed that during a speech in Arizona last month: “No, he’s not taking the presidency…That’s not happening.”
Asked about how Trump reacted to the “President Musk” line, Haberman said it “definitely bothers him.” She continued: “Trump’s not a wind-up toy but there certainly are very specific things that can zotz him.”
“I don’t anticipate that Musk is going to have an office in the West Wing” or have a pass to walk freely in the White House, she said.
“Trump keeps people around for a long time if they are of use to him and he almost never totally closes the door to somebody,” whether they are rich or not, Haberman added.
But, “Musk comes with something that ‘president [Steve] Bannon’ did not, which is a lot of money, and I think that buys him a lot of time.”
