PANews reported on December 23rd that according to CNN, the US Democratic Party accused Musk of becoming the "de facto president" because Musk successfully blocked a bipartisan government funding bill last week. In response, Trump refuted at the "American Turning Point" event held in Phoenix. Trump said Musk "did a great job" and said, "No, he will not be president. I like smart people," "They have started a new round of attacks and all kinds of lies. The latest is 'President Trump gave the presidency to Elon Musk.' No, no, that's impossible."
Trump went on to praise Musk's SpaceX for its advances in space travel and Starlink satellite technology, but reiterated once again that the South African-born billionaire "is not going to be president." "No, I can tell you that he's not going to be president," he said. "I'm very safe, and you know why? He can't be, he wasn't born in this country."
