The same people who gave us “Russia, Russia, Russia, Ukraine, Ukraine, Ukraine … all the different hoaxes,” are now “on a new kick”: that “President Trump has ceded the Presidency to Elon Musk…. No, no, that’s not happening,” Donald [Trump told](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2024-12-22/trump-says-musk-is-not-taking-us-presidency ) a Turning Point USA rally in Arizona Dec. 21. Democrats had sent out a wave of memes last week about Trump kowtowing to “President Musk,” and various British policymakers have been chattering about getting “Trump’s ear” through Musk.
Trump spoke highly of Musk, calling him “a smart guy” who “has done a great job” and will head the new Department of Government Efficiency, but the President-elect delivered the message that Musk is not going to be running the show under Trump. “No, he’s not going to be president, that I can tell you,” Trump repeated sharply. Then he paused, laughed, and added: “And I’m safe. You know why? He can’t be. He wasn’t born in this country.”
