Fox News anchor Bret Baier pressed President Donald Trump on his relationship with Elon Musk but failed to get a negative response.
The 45th and 47th president insisted he has had “great help” from the billionaire who is heading up his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) as he spoke with Baier during a pre-Super Bowl interview on Sunday.
In a preview clip from the interview, Trump defended Musk and the work he has been doing uncovering fraud and waste in the federal government while not taking the bait when Baier pressed him about trusting the Tesla and SpaceX CEO.
A clip from my interview with President @realDonaldTrump. The interview airs (in part) today at 3pmET on FOX ahead of the Super Bowl and you can catch the rest of the interview tomorrow on #SpecialReport! #fox #superbowl #foxnews #football #politics #trump #donaldtrump #president… pic.twitter.com/DHZuXa1UnQ
— Bret Baier (@BretBaier) February 9, 2025
“I don’t know if it’s kickbacks or what’s going on, but look, I ran on this, and the people want me to find it,” Trump said of the wasted funds at the Defense Department and other federal entities such as the now-shuttered US Agency for International Development (USAID).
“And I’ve had a great help with Elon Musk, who’s been terrific,” the president added.
“Bottom line, you say you trust him?” Baier asked.
“Trust Elon? He’s not gaining anything. In fact, I wonder how he can devote the time to it. He’s so into it,” the president replied.
President Trump on the FRAUD, WASTE, and ABUSE his team is uncovering within the federal government: “We’re talking about hundreds of millions of dollars of money!” pic.twitter.com/fhpJgDGgll
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) February 9, 2025
Trump revealed that he has other projects that he will be directing Musk to look at.
“I’m going to tell him very soon, like maybe in 24 hours, to go check the Department of Education. He’s going to find the same thing. Then I’m going to go to the military. Let’s check the military. We’re going to find billions, hundreds of millions of dollars of fraud and abuse. And, you know, the people elected me on that,” he told Baier.
Social media users were in resounding agreement with the president and his confidence in Musk.
Exactly. @elonmusk is the perfect person to cut costs, and he won’t let the Swamp slow him down.
No one said this fight would be easy but if anyone is going to be successful, it’s the Trump administration. https://t.co/WgRILNVp4N
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) February 9, 2025
Yes sir and we true Americans TRUST President Trump and Elon to correct America’s path!
— Hunter Eagleman™ (@Hunter_Eagleman) February 9, 2025
They still don’t get it.
Some people just want to create a better world and be remembered for their contribution to it.
What’s wrong with that?— DecodeX (@state0101) February 9, 2025
Media outlets are suddenly concerned with trusting a government employee?! Musk is there because we don’t trust government employees. They’re robbing us blind. The media looked the other way.
— YellowJacket (@YellowJ01650816) February 9, 2025
We the people voted for this. That’s clear. Even those who did not vote for President Trump cannot argue that their tax dollars should not be wasted. It is the globalist elites who sent the memo down the line to create a narrative (fake, of course) that we don’t want this.
— Ave (@EvaOust) February 9, 2025
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