Trump praises Elon Musk as ‘brilliant’ and ‘patriot’ amid DOGE exit

Elon Musk may reduce his role in the Ministry of government efficiency (DOGE), but president Donald Trump does not relieve his praise.

On Wednesday, Trump praised the intelligence of Mosk and patriotism while signing an executive order in the Oval Office, which led to the brushing of critics and the defense of the technology pole in federal reform.

“He is an incredible man … wonderful,” Trump said. “It was an enormous help in the campaign, and in what he did with Dog.”

Doug, which was launched in 2025, worked as a distinctive country for the second Trump’s waste reducing agenda, simplifying federal agencies, and applying the principles of the private sector to federal operations.

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Musk’s informal consultative role in this effort has attracted attention and criticism.

In an exchange with a correspondent, Trump tackled what he described as an unfair treatment for musk and Tesla. “They took it out on Tesla, and I thought it was very unfair because he was trying to help the country, but he helped the country … he didn’t need to do so. He did so,” he said.

Trump’s comments came when the tensions reached the highest level at Tesla in Musk’s Operation.

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Trump praised Eileon Musk after the technology pole announced that he would soon disappear his role with Dog. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Kansas City’s agent was recently extinguished, causing damage to more than $ 200,000. In Europe, she canceled an executive in Tesla, the appearance scheduled in Rome due to the reported security threats. These incidents occurred along with the ongoing protests in Tesla in Berlin Gigavatti.

Trump continued his praise, as he pointed to the work of space in Musk with Spacex: “When you see these missiles, they rise, get back and land in the same paradise, no one can do it except this man. So he is just an incredible person, and he is a friend of mine as a very nice person, as a very nice person.”

He also referred to the extensive Musk technology contributions. “It is a wonderful patriot … it makes a great product … it’s a great car. It is it [a] Everything is great. Starlink is great. What he does is good. He is doing amazing medical things. “

Trump Musk described as a “great man”. (Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

Trump said that he concludes his response, that he hoped that Musa will continue, even when he returns his attention to his commercial empire.

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“I told him … whenever you are ready, I would like to keep it for a long time.”

A poll conducted by Fox News recently showed that although 49 % of Americans believe that Dog will make the government more efficient, 52 % believe that the Trump administration was not “specialized and effective in managing federal operations – a feeling that has not changed from 2017.