Donald Trump dismissed claims he has ceded influence to Elon Musk, emphasizing Musk’s ineligibility for the presidency due to his South African birth. Trump and Musk had recently derailed a spending measure to avert a government shutdown. Speaking at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest in Phoenix, Trump emphasized that Musk cannot be president due to his South African birth and the Constitution's natural-born citizen requirement. Democrats have sarcastically dubbed Musk "President Musk." History suggests that those who overshadow Trump or divert attention from him don't stay in his orbit for long.
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00:00It's Benzinga bringing Wall Street to Main Street.
00:02Donald Trump dismissed claims he has ceded influence to Elon Musk,
00:06emphasizing Musk's inability for the presidency due to his South African birth.
00:11Trump and Musk had recently detailed a spending measure to avert a government shutdown.
00:16And speaking at Turning Point USA's America Fest in Phoenix,
00:20Trump emphasized that Musk cannot be president due to his South African birth
00:24and the Constitution's natural born citizen requirement.
00:28Democrats have sarcastically dubbed Musk as President Musk, and history suggests that
00:33those who overshadow Trump or divert attention away from him don't stay in his orbit for long.