President Donald Trump on Thursday referred to his former adviser Elon Musk as “a friend of mine” and “first buddy” but said the tech magnate became “strange” after leaving the administration.
In remarks to reporters while signing legislation on electric vehicles in California, Trump said he and Musk disagreed over his stance against the EV mandates, saying the Tesla CEO was “very honest” about his opinion but “got a little bit strange … over much smaller things than that.”
Trump added, “I used to say I was amazed that [Musk’s] endorsing me because that can’t be good for him, I’m abolishing the EV mandate.”
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