The US president says Elon Musk has been a 'great help' and says he's about to unleash DOGE on the education department and the military.
Donald Trump has repeated calls to make Canada 'the 51st state' as he reiterated his support for tech billionaire Elon Musk. Speaking to Fox News, when asked if he was serious about Canada being a 51st state Mr Trump said: 'I think Canada would be much better off. 'We lose $200bn a year with Canada. And I'm not going to let that happen. It's too much.
But Mr Trump has said he trusts Mr Musk and is going to ask him to investigate billions of dollars of 'fraud and abuse' within the US military. 'I've had great help with Elon Musk. He's been terrific,' he said. 👉 Follow Trump 100 on your podcast app 👈 When asked if he trusted him, Mr Trump added: 'Trust Elon? He's not gaining anything. 'In fact, I wonder how he can devote the time to it - he's so into it.
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