Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) leader Elon Musk revealed something President Donald Trump didnāt know ā and it involved the timing of Muskās Endorsement of the then-Republican presidential candidate.
The two sat down for an interview withĀ Fox NewsĀ anchor Sean Hannity that aired Tuesday nigh
āI was going to do it anyway,ā Musk said about his Endorsement of Trump.
Musk announced his Endorsement after a gunman shot Trump in the ear at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July. This appeared to speed up the Endorsement.
āThat was it?ā Hannity asked.
āThat was a precipitating event,ā Musk responded.
āThat sped it up a little bit?ā Trump asked Musk.Ā āI didnāt know that.ā
Musk responded, āIt sped it up, but I was going to do it anyway.ā
That moment played an important part in how the election unfolded.
āNot even just that he has endorsed , but the fact that now heās becoming an active participant and showing up and doing rallies and things like that,ā Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) told the New York Times in October.
Fetterman explained Musk had the charisma and success Vice President Kamala Harris needed on her side.
āI mean, is incredibly successful, and, you know, I think some people would see him as, like, a Tony Stark,ā said Fetterman, making a reference to the Marvel Comics character.
āDemocrats, you know, kind of make light of it, or they make fun of him jumping up and down and things like that. And I would just say that they are doing that at our peril, Fetterman added.
Fetterman spoke about the importance of Muskās Endorsement, per Fox News.
āEndorsements, theyāre really not meaningful often, but this one is, I think. That has me concerned,ā the senator added.