"No, he's not taking the presidency," Trump told a conservative audience in Phoenix, addressing growing complaints about the outsized role the Tesla boss has already had in his incoming administration.
"You know, they're on a new kick," he said. "All the different hoaxes. The new one is that President Trump has ceded the presidency to Elon Musk. No, no, that's not happening."
That Trump would be compelled to address Musk's power is testimony to the unusual influence that the world's richest man has displayed in a second Trump presidency that won't begin for another month.
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Yunus-led govt has launched a 'witch hunt', says Hasina's son
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'Hoax', Trump says on talk that he's ceded presidency to Musk
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India wait for Shubman to sort out scoring issues in away Tests
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Pager attack was years in the making: Ex-Israeli agents
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He gave Indian cinema a new voice
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Internal candidates land top-level Wipro jobs
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