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“Elon / Musk” said in 41 of 360 transcripts, 141 times.
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Jul 15, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump joins the Defense and Innovation Summit 2 times
…mess. And he was fantastic. And I want to thank him and Elon too. Elon did a fantastic job. This year, we're celebrating the 250th…
Jul 6, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks on Trump Accounts? 2 times
…Zuckerberg, I told Bezos, I told all of the people—AI—Sam, Elon. I told them all, I said: "No, no, I'm going to let…
…high-IQ person. I love high-IQ people. And I speak to Elon, I speak to Mark, I speak to Jeff, I speak to everybody…
Jun 23, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks at Mack Trucks 1 time
…If you like electric cars, I think that's great. I wouldn't say Elon was thrilled with what I did, but he understood that. But if…
Jun 5, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds Wisconsin roundtable 1 time
…They wanted your cars to be all electric. And you know, look, Elon, he had a bad moment, but now he's a friend of mine…
May 22, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds a rally in NY 3 times
…they wanted everybody to buy an electric car. And as I told Elon, "I love electric cars, but, Elon, it's not for everybody." You know…
…No, we love electric cars. I have to say that because of Elon. But I love electric cars. They're lovely, lovely vehicles. But I said…
Mar 31, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump signs Executive Orders 2 times
…you couldn't even get to it. And actually, we were helped by Elon Musk with the communication, with his great communication system that worked very…
Mar 11, 2026 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…mandated—and I like electric cars. I think they're great. I like Elon. I said, "Elon, look, not everybody wants an electric car." And I…
Mar 4, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds Tech Roundtable 1 time
…it themselves. And I told Mark—I actually told Mark, I told Elon, I told people—nobody believed me. They said, "You're going to let…
Jan 13, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump speaks at the Detroit Economic Club 1 time
…electric car. I love electric cars. I think they're great. I like Elon a lot. I don't think he was too happy with my policy…
Dec 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump speaks in North Carolina 3 times
…water, and now they were surrounded by water. And by the way, Elon Musk, with his incredible, you would call it, contraption of communication—incredible…
Dec 9, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump speaks in Pennsylvania 3 times
…energy. I just terminated something that was insane. And we all love Elon. Elon was up here campaigning, right? But I said, "Elon, I think…
Nov 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump attends US - Saudi Investment Forum 5 times
…worry. We have to go through a process. The process will take—Elon knows. The process will take about—would you say 24 hours? I…
…hit the hell out of them." Right? We talked about that, right, Elon? I said, "We wait 2 weeks before." It's almost like you're in…
…car and they borrow the money—you're so lucky I'm with you, Elon. I'll tell you, you are—have—has he ever thanked me properly…
Jul 1, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…think what's going to happen is DOGE is going to look at Musk, and if DOGE looks at Musk, we're going to save a fortune…
Jun 12, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…car within a very short period of time. Now we know why Elon doesn't like me so much, which he does, actually. He does. And…
…day one, Speaker, right? We're going to abolish the EV mandate. And Elon still endorsed me, because, honestly, he never, ever spoke to me about…
May 1, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…at some of these internet people—I know so many of them; Elon is so terrific— but I know now all of them. You know…
Apr 29, 2025 Speech / ceremony 13 times
…They tried. I watched those numbers. I watched those numbers. We had Elon with us. Elon is a smart guy. Elon was with us. Elon…
…Look at this. What's going on? I think they're cheating again." And Elon looked at us. He goes: "No, you're going to win. They just…
…There's something they have with electric that's amazing. And, by the way, Elon makes a great car, but not everybody is going to want it…
Apr 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…to be doing it about this time and—but I'll talk to Elon about it. Thank you for the question. Please. Yes. With respect to…
Apr 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…bill. We've already found hundreds of billions of dollars through DOGE. And Elon has been terrific. He's been really terrific. But we've found hundreds of…
Mar 31, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…IQ people. And they've done a great job. No, at some point, Elon is going to want to go back to his company. I will…
Mar 26, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…have a conflict. So, we don't talk. I've never talked to him—Elon is amazing. He's never asked me for a favor in business whatsoever…
…about. This is—there's probably nothing like this. And I've never had Elon come and say, "Would you do me a favor," with the mandate…
Mar 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony 8 times
…tremendous waste, fraud, and abuse. But I certainly wouldn't want—you know, Elon has businesses in China, and he would be susceptible, perhaps, to that…
…to talk about costs. You might want to address that, Pete. But Elon was over there today to address costs. DOGE. A thing called DOGE…
…Elon—if you—if they ever wanted to do that, I think Elon wouldn't do it. I think he wouldn't do it. He wouldn't want…
Mar 11, 2025 Speech / ceremony 8 times
…steel—stainless steel. But the cars themselves—so what is this one, Elon? That's a Model Y. So I have a lot of information, including…
…largest plants in the world, in Texas. Could you talk about that, Elon? And I'm just saying, beyond the cars, they're great, but we have…
…a favor. He didn't ask me for this. I said, "You know, Elon, I don't like what's happening to you. And Tesla is a great…
Mar 7, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…to be asking that question, because we're talking about the World Cup. Elon gets along great with Marco, and they're both doing a fantastic job…
…along fantastically well. Marco has done unbelievably as Secretary of State, and Elon is a very unique guy who's done a fantastic job. Yes. Enough…
Mar 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony 12 times
…very bad shape. I did. We had a great meeting. We had Elon, and we had some of the representatives that—for—you know, the…
…the good people. And so we're going to be watching them, and Elon and the group are going to be watching them. And if they…
…were tremendous kickbacks for the people that authorized those contracts. But no, Elon has been really teaching everybody about the numbers that you can do…
Mar 4, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…Efficiency—DOGE—perhaps you've heard of it—perhaps—which is headed by Elon Musk, who is in the gallery tonight. Thank you, Elon. He's working…
…by a group of very intelligent, mostly young people, headed up by Elon. And we appreciate it. We've found hundreds of billions of dollars of…
Feb 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…which is now waging war on Government waste, fraud, and abuse. And Elon is doing a great job. He's doing a great job. We love…
…We are also going to Fort Knox. I'm going to go with Elon. And would anybody like to join us? Because we want to see…
Feb 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…they like the job that we're doing. They like the job that Elon is doing. He's doing something that a lot of people wouldn't have…
Feb 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…of fraud and waste and abuse, and that's just the beginning. And Elon Musk has done an amazing job, I have to tell you. His…
Feb 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony 13 times
…Ooh, very popular. Very popular. Wow. That's very nice. Sitting next to Elon. Wow, that's—you couldn't do better than that, huh? As well as…
…Kushner, a very special guy. Thank you, Jared. Thank you, Jared. And Elon Musk. He's been making a little news lately, hasn't he, though? Very…
…order creating the Department of Government Efficiency and put a man named Elon Musk in charge. Thank you, Elon, for doing it. Thank you very…
Feb 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony 6 times
…happened. And you know, it's a very sad situation. Yes, please. Well, Elon Musk—— Yes, yes. Elon is, to me, a patriot. So, you know…
…These are—this is what they do well. They're super—I asked Elon, "Who are these DOGE people?" He said they're super brilliant computer people…
…talk about a lot of different things. And any conflicts—I told Elon, any conflicts, you can't have anything to do with that. So anything…
Feb 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…as much as $521 billion in fraud every single year. That's what Elon is working so hard on with his group of almost 100 geniuses…
…his deciding to go in. Yes. Are you talking about me? Oh, Elon? I don't know. He—— They met, and I assume—— ——he wants to…
Feb 12, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times
…tomorrow. We have a lot of stuff. And I want to commend Elon, because he's done a—he doesn't need this. You know, he's abused…
…of the contract just keeps getting check after check after check, because—Elon had an expression yesterday: because nobody cares. It's a great expression. Nobody…
…two that's, like, a legitimate reason. So, I just want to thank Elon for going through it. I want to thank all the people that…
Feb 11, 2025 Speech / ceremony 6 times
…a very important deal today. It's DOGE. And I'm going to ask Elon to tell you a little bit about it and some of the…
…that's very serious. I think it's a very serious violation. I'll ask Elon Musk to say a few words, and we'll take some questions. Elon…
…want a—an unsuccessful guy doing this. Now, one thing also that Elon hasn't really mentioned are the groups of people that are getting some…
Feb 9, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…fraud. It's fraud, waste, abuse, but it's a tremendous fraud. And what Elon and his group of geniuses have found is unbelievable. It's unbelievable, and…
…of. Think of that. So a lot of things are happening, but Elon is doing an excellent job. We started with 12 guys with high…
Feb 7, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…control of the party." Now I have somebody who's, I think, fantastic: Elon. And Elon was a recluse. You know, he was a very reclusive…
…and we're finding it now. That's one of the beauties of what Elon is doing. He's got—he started with a group of 25 supergeniuses…
Feb 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…And I have great respect for the people that are doing it. Elon Musk is helping us on it, and he's pretty good. He's pretty…
Feb 3, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…of the things that they've been doing is—is just terrible. Leon—Elon can't do and won't do anything without our approval. And we'll give…
Jan 25, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…Government Efficiency." And we're going to have a lot of good people—Elon. We're going to get Elon Musk to get involved in that a…
Jan 24, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…In terms of infrastructure, I think very fast. I want to thank Elon, because Elon was able to get us communication systems, as you know…
…Starlink here," because they had no communication whatsoever. And I called up Elon Musk, and he had, you know, hundreds of units brought here—like…
Jan 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…They're very rich people, so I hope they do. And, I mean, Elon doesn't like one of those people. So— . No. No, no. It's going…
…the people in the deal. So—— No, no. I've—well, I've spoken Elon, but—— I've spoken to all of them, actually. No, no. The people…
Jan 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…next—infinity. For infinity, it would be zero. No, no, no. No. Elon, no. He's—Elon is very busy sending rocket ships up to various…