{"id":143043,"date":"2025-05-31T03:44:38","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T03:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/trump-praises-his-friend-elon-musk-claiming-americans-owe-him-a-debt-teknomers\/"},"modified":"2025-05-31T03:44:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T03:44:40","slug":"trump-praises-his-friend-elon-musk-claiming-americans-owe-him-a-debt-teknomers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/trump-praises-his-friend-elon-musk-claiming-americans-owe-him-a-debt-teknomers\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Trump praises his friend Elon Musk, claiming Americans owe him a debt.&#8221; &#8211; Teknomers."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div layout=\"desktop\">\n<p>In a scene reminiscent of an American soap opera, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.20minutes.fr\/dossier\/elon_musk\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-ultramarine c-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Elon Musk<\/a> officially announced his departure from government alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.20minutes.fr\/dossier\/donald_trump\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-ultramarine c-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>, who praised him as a &#8220;counselor&#8221; and strategic ally. The surreal press conference held in the Oval Office was marked by a series of jabs, justifications, and promises.<\/p>\n<p>The American president lavished praise on the world&#8217;s richest man, commending him for his commitment to reducing public spending. &#8220;Americans owe a debt to Elon Musk,&#8221; declared Donald Trump, criticizing the &#8220;outrageous attacks, slanders, and lies&#8221; directed at his former collaborator.<\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0A Scripted Exit, Presidential Support\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>Officially, Elon Musk is stepping down from the leadership of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.20minutes.fr\/monde\/etats-unis\/4146815-20250404-elon-musk-coupes-budgetaires-licenciements-pertes-personnelles-bilan-patron-doge-cote-trump\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-ultramarine c-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DOGE<\/a>, the controversial &#8220;department of governmental efficiency&#8221; that he has headed for several months. In the face of criticism, he defended his record: &#8220;Doge has become a boogeyman unjustly accused of wanting to cut certain expenditures.&#8221; He avoided renewing his critiques of Trump\u2019s fiscal policy, deemed &#8220;too lavish,&#8221; which he had recently questioned in an interview.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"c-media\" role=\"group\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SpaceX: Elon Musk's Starship explodes in flight\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ultimedia.com\/deliver\/generic\/iframe\/mdtk\/01357940\/zone\/1\/src\/xfzmvr5\/showtitle\/1\/\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The president presented him with a symbolic golden key, promising that the billionaire would continue to make &#8220;comings and goings&#8221; at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.20minutes.fr\/dossier\/maison_blanche\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-ultramarine c-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">White House<\/a>. This gesture seems aimed at dispelling persistent rumors about a cooling relationship between the two men, despite documented tensions with several ministers and advisors.<\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0Accusations of Drug Use\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>The public exit provided Musk with an opportunity to respond\u2014albeit indirectly\u2014to a <span class=\"text-italic\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/05\/30\/us\/elon-musk-drugs-children-trump.html?searchResultPosition=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-ultramarine c-link\">New York Times<\/a><\/span> article regarding his alleged consumption of various drugs, including ketamine, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.20minutes.fr\/dossier\/ecstasy\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-ultramarine c-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ecstasy<\/a>, hallucinogenic mushrooms, and performance-enhancing medications. &#8220;Is this the <span class=\"text-italic\">New York Times<\/span> we\u2019re talking about? Let\u2019s move on,&#8221; he dismissed, preferring to attack the credibility of the newspaper instead.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-placeholder u-placeholder-youtube\">\n<div class=\"p-xxl@xs border-color-grey-200 radius-l@xs cmp-placeholder u-hidden\">\n<p class=\"mb-m@xs text-l@xs\">By clicking <span class=\"ml-xxs@xs font-weight-bold@xs\">\u201cI Accept\u201d<\/span>, you consent to cookies being placed by external services and will gain access to our partners&#8217; content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-xl@xs text-s@xs\">More information can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.20minutes.fr\/gestion-cookies\" class=\"mx-xxs@xs color-ultramarine\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cookie Management Policy<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<p><button class=\"mx-auto@xs flex@xs items-center@xs justify-center@xs gap-xxs@xs c-btn c-btn--primary cmp-button\">I Accept<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Dressed in black and wearing his trademark cap, Musk sported a visible bruise on his right eye. &#8220;I was playing with little X and told him to hit me in the face. And he did,&#8221; he explained, referring to his five-year-old son, who has already drawn attention in the Oval Office for his unusual behaviors.<\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0Falling Popularity\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>Musk\u2019s tenure in government was characterized by \u00a0drastic spending cuts\u00a0, especially in international aid and federal staffing. He had promised \u00a0$1 trillion\u00a0 in savings; however, an independent site <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doge-tracker.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-ultramarine c-link\">Doge Tracker<\/a> reported that only several tens of billions had actually been saved. This endeavor has seriously tarnished the billionaire&#8217;s image and that of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.20minutes.fr\/dossier\/tesla\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-ultramarine c-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tesla<\/a>, which is now quite unpopular in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.20minutes.fr\/monde\/etats-unis\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-ultramarine c-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">United States<\/a>. In Europe, his ideological ties with far-right factions and his defense of populist parties have also attracted significant criticism.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.20minutes.fr\/dossier\/elon_musk\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"c-link c-btn c-btn--primary\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Our dossier on Elon Musk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thus, Elon Musk departs from the governmental sphere without a solid record but with the public blessing of Donald Trump, who knows how to maintain his most visible supporters. While the door to the White House may remain ajar, it remains to be seen whether he will return\u2014or if this is just another chapter in the saga between the two men.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/category\/general\/\" rel=\"dofollow\">General News &#8211; 2<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a scene reminiscent of an American soap opera, Elon Musk officially announced his departure from government alongside Donald Trump, who praised him as a &#8220;counselor&#8221; and strategic ally. The surreal press conference held in the Oval Office was marked by a series of jabs, justifications, and promises. 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