Do you know they are trying to divide us? “

It was an unusual view and a show of loyalty. Donald Trump and Elon Musk gave a joint interview to Fox News. They spoke about themselves in superlatives, rejecting the accusation that the billionaire usurp the right to publicity and the power of the president. Trump praised Musk, his career in the technology industry and intelligence. At one point, the Fox News journalist said he was feeling as if he was interviewing two brothers.

– I think I can see me as a technologist. I try to create technologies that improve the world. On the T -shirt I have the inscription “Technical support” because I am here to provide them with the president – said Elon Musk, billionaire, owner of Platforma X.

– Elon does an amazing job. It attracts young, very intelligent people – pointed out the President of the United States Donald Trump.

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Musk said that in his opinion Trump is a good man and was unfairly attacked by the media. He assured that he would support the Republican in the election anyway, but the assassination of Trump's life, which occurred in July last year, accelerated his decision. They both underestimated the speculation that their cooperation would end in a turbulent break.

– They want your divorce. They want you to hate yourself. They talk about President Musk, for example. Are you aware of this? – asked Sean Hannity, a journalist of Fox News.

– Yes, I see it all the time. They tried to do it and then stopped. They say many different things, accompanied by hatred. Elon called me and asked, “Do you know they are trying to divide us?” Donald Trump said.

The richest man in the world and the American president said that there is no conflict of interests in Musk's government and business activity, whose SpaceX and Tesla companies have billion contracts with the American government. Donald Trump said that if the conflict existed, Elon Musk “would not be involved” in the activities of his administration.

– The presidents' advisers do not have tens of millions observing on social media. They do not have huge shares in companies that run business or order work to subcontractors related to the American government. In this case, there are plenty of conflicts of interest – notes Benjamin Radd from the University of California.

The interview was broadcast after a wave of criticism at the Government performance Department and Elon Musk, who turned huge areas of federal bureaucracy upside down. Trump said he believes that the billionaire would be able to find savings of a trillion dollars. According to American media, only ten thousand federal employees were released last week in several agencies.

– Elon Musk is already in the oval office and meets alone with the heads of the states. At the same time, Doge strikes health care, education, aviation security and many other services, without thinking about the consequences for American families and America – indicates Chuck Schumer, a senator of the Democratic Party.

Among the people who received notice, former employees of the National Nuclear Safety Administration. Released persons were responsible for nuclear safety. The American government is trying to undo this decision, but it has a problem reaching the dismissed people, because they were cut off by access to a service mail.

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“Elon must leave”, “This is not our president,” say citizens who, as a protest, went out into the streets of many American cities. – People are afraid, they are furious. This is not what they expected, they believe in the rule of law, the constitution and they do not intend to sit quietly – says Julie Scofield, a resident of Virginia.

According to Elon Musk, his mission is to save taxpayers' money and reduce the United States public debt, which is currently $ 36 trillion. About 20 lawsuits were submitted to the courts, in which the billionaire's rights to carry out changes. According to the White House, Elon Musk acts as a senior Trump advisor, but he is not employed in the government's performance department and does not have decision rights.

– You can say that he is an employee, a consultant. You can call it as you want. For me, Elon is a patriot – said Donald Trump.

The reduction of employment was also covered by NASA, where about a thousand recently employed people will lose their jobs. The Reuters agency claims that further cuts are possible.