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President Donald Trump faces the challenge of convincing Republican senators, global investors, voters and even Elon Musk that he won’t bury the federal government in debt with his multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package.
The president and his aides have sometimes expressed frustration with Elon Musk, but his advisers say the two remain close.
A CBS interview with Elon Musk went off the rails after he was asked about President Donald Trump’s crusade against Harvard. “I’m wondering what your thought is on the ban on foreign students, the proposal,
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Elon Musk's influence at the White House appeared to wane amid complaints from cabinet members about his approach. He also faced pressure from shareholders worried that his political role was becoming a liability for his companies.
While Musk first refused to talk politics with "CBS Sunday Morning," it didn't take him long to start airing his grievances.
Elon Musk sat down for a taped interview with CBS Sunday Morning host David Pogue, a wide-ranging discussion of Trump-related topics, including the president's "big, beautiful" spending bill and Musk's apparently slowed-down Department of Government Efficiency.