Elon Musk has pushed back against claims linking him to extremist ideologies. In an interview with Fox's “My View with Lara Trump”, the Tesla CEO said that he found such accusations a “relentless propaganda campaign”.
“Well, I mean, look, it’s a relentless propaganda campaign, which obviously President Trump has experienced for a very long time, 20 years, maybe longer,” Musk told Lara, also the president’s daughter-in-law. “Now, obviously, I’ve not harmed anyone in my life, so it’s an outrageous thing to claim that I’m a Nazi,” the Tesla CEO added.
Musk, who leads the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has faced criticism for his active role in the Trump administration. His actions at a post-inauguration event in January this year drew criticism with many comparing it to a Nazi salute.
“And politics is a blood sport, so they’re going to come up with whatever attacks they can to destroy the public perception of someone,” he further stated.
Elon Musk blames media
During the interview, Musk also blamed the legacy media, saying it’s “disappointing how well propaganda works.”
“If you repeat a lie, you know, the sort of ‘he’s a Nazi lie’ enough times, some people actually believe it, especially people that still believe the legacy news, you know,” he told Lara.
“They really are trying every angle to get me… if they could press a button and kill me. In reality, they would press that button immediately. But since … I’m a little difficult to kill. They are doing character assassination instead,” he added.
Elon Musk on his friendship with Donald Trump
In the interview, Musk also discussed his relationship with President Donald Trump. “I do consider the president a friend. I think he considers me a friend and we get along very well,” he said, adding ““I think probably if you asked us both the same set of questions in two different rooms, 80 percent of the time we would come up with the same answer”.
“We almost always agree”, Musk noted.
“Well, I mean, look, it’s a relentless propaganda campaign, which obviously President Trump has experienced for a very long time, 20 years, maybe longer,” Musk told Lara, also the president’s daughter-in-law. “Now, obviously, I’ve not harmed anyone in my life, so it’s an outrageous thing to claim that I’m a Nazi,” the Tesla CEO added.
Musk, who leads the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has faced criticism for his active role in the Trump administration. His actions at a post-inauguration event in January this year drew criticism with many comparing it to a Nazi salute.
“And politics is a blood sport, so they’re going to come up with whatever attacks they can to destroy the public perception of someone,” he further stated.
Elon Musk blames media
During the interview, Musk also blamed the legacy media, saying it’s “disappointing how well propaganda works.”
“If you repeat a lie, you know, the sort of ‘he’s a Nazi lie’ enough times, some people actually believe it, especially people that still believe the legacy news, you know,” he told Lara.
“They really are trying every angle to get me… if they could press a button and kill me. In reality, they would press that button immediately. But since … I’m a little difficult to kill. They are doing character assassination instead,” he added.
Elon Musk on his friendship with Donald Trump
In the interview, Musk also discussed his relationship with President Donald Trump. “I do consider the president a friend. I think he considers me a friend and we get along very well,” he said, adding ““I think probably if you asked us both the same set of questions in two different rooms, 80 percent of the time we would come up with the same answer”.
“We almost always agree”, Musk noted.
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