The joint interview on Fox News comes amid protests against Elon Musk’s role and influence within the White House.<\/b>
\nMulti-billionaire Elon Musk said that „Trump derangement syndrome“ was real in his first joint interview with President Donald Trump on Fox News, airing Tuesday night.
„You don’t realize how real this is until, like, it’s, you can’t reason with people“, the world’s richest man said to host Sean Hannity, in a preview clip of the interview shared on X, formerly Twitter.Why It Matters
Musk, who Trump appointed in November to lead his federal cost-saving initiative known as the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has seen his role in the president’s administration come under scrutiny due to potential conflicts of interest, especially given his companies‘ significant government contracts.
The interview will focus on DOGE and Trump’s first 100 days in office, according to Fox News. Other preview clips have shown the two men putting on a united front amid speculation of a rift and it comes amid protests against Musk’s position in the White House.
For voters, investors, and policymakers, the interview will offer a glimpse into the power dynamics shaping America’s future.What To Know
In the clip, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Musk described going to a dinner party before the election and how the reaction of other guests to him mentioning Trump’s name was „like they got shot with a dart in the jugular that contained, like, methamphetamine and rabies.“
He then proceeded to do an impression of what such a cocktail of drugs directly to the bloodstream might do to a person, gesticulating and moaning like a stereotypical movie zombie as the president sat chuckling alongside him.
„You can’t have a normal conversation“, Musk added, suggesting people become „completely irrational“ when Trump is discussed.
Trump derangement syndrome is a term, often used pejoratively, to describe extreme reactions\u2014both positive and negative\u2014to Trump. The phrase gained popularity among his supporters to mock critics who they believe irrationally oppose or overreact to everything the president says or does.
Conversely, critics argue that the term is a rhetorical tool used to dismiss legitimate concerns about Trump’s actions, policies, or behavior. Some also point out that the „syndrome“ could apply to die-hard Trump supporters who defend him uncritically, regardless of facts or consequences.
So far in his role at DOGE, which the White House recently said he was not the administrator of, Musk has led the way on cuts at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), warned the Department of Education will be shut down, and set his sights on the Social Security system.What People Are Saying
Philip Anderson, an X user calling himself a free speech activist and „January 6th survivor“, said: „Elon Musk explaining Trump derangement syndrome while sitting right next to Donald Trump is hilarious.“What Happens Next
The full interview on Hannity airs Tuesday night at 9 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n