Eric Trump has dismissed reports of a possible rift in the relationship between his father’s new administration and Elon Musk as “lies”.
The businessman, who visited his family’s two golf courses in Scotland, which he manages, said his father “loves” and “adores” Mr Musk, whom he considers a “super genius”.
Mr Musk, one of the richest men in the world, is an outspoken campaigner for Donald Trump and has donated millions of pounds to his presidential campaign.
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US media reported that Musk has had a very close relationship with the president-elect since his election victory, attending phone calls with world leaders such as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
At one point, the president-elect joked, “I can’t get him out of here,” referring to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, where the SpaceX owner has stayed.
Reported also suggested that Musk had had a heated exchange with one of Trump’s top aides, and NBC news reported that the tech mogul “may already be overstaying his welcome in Trump’s orbit.”
Asked about the reports, Eric Trump told the PA news agency: “What media reports would even remotely suggest that? None that I’ve ever seen.
“I don’t know. All I can tell you is the other day I went to UFC 309 with Elon Musk, and I was with my dad and Elon, and we were eating cheeseburgers and we were laughing and we had a great time. green room.
“If there’s any animosity, as a guy who’s around the both of them an awful lot, I’ve never seen it.
“Listen, the media spews a lot of nonsense. I can tell you there is no animosity between my father and Elon. My dad loves Elon, and Elon loves my dad.”
The president-elect’s son said he had “never seen anyone so excited” now that Musk will lead the Doge alongside fellow billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy.
He added, “I can tell you that there has never been anyone more eager to accomplish a mission to eliminate the nonsense from our government, to eliminate the wasteful spending from our government, than Elon.”
“My father loves him. He adores him. He thinks he’s a super genius. As we speak, he heads to the launch of Elon’s newest rocket in Texas, and they watch it blast off into space together.
“So any media report that says they’ve only been fast friends is nothing more than the media doing what the media normally does: frankly lying.”
