Tesla CEO Elon Musk voiced his frustration with the delay in executing US President Donald Trump’s executive orders, accusing the US bureaucracy of “fighting against the will of the people.” Musk, who serves as an informal tech adviser to Trump, emphasized how the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is actively working to ensure the president’s orders are implemented, championing democracy over bureaucracy.
In an interview on Fox News aired on Tuesday, Musk spoke candidly about his relationship with President Trump and his support for the White House hopeful. He expressed his admiration for Trump, stating, “I love the president. I think President Trump is a good man. He’s been unfairly attacked in the media. It’s truly outrageous.”
Musk, who indicated his intention to endorse Trump in the 2024 election, mentioned that an assassination attempt on Trump had only accelerated his decision to back him. Calling himself “tech-support” for Trump, Musk explained his role in helping the president carry out his executive orders. “I’m here to provide the president with technology support. I’m a technologist, and I try to make technologies that improve the world,” Musk said, highlighting his efforts to ensure that the president’s directives are carried out effectively.
Musk cited an example where, despite Trump’s executive order aimed at stopping taxpayer money from funding luxury hotels for illegal immigrants, the funding continued into the following week. He claimed that this was a clear example of how the bureaucracy was preventing the implementation of Trump’s orders, stating, “We went in there (hotels) and said, this is a violation of the presidential executive order. It needs to stop.”
According to Musk, the bureaucracy is working against the people’s will. “If the bureaucracy is fighting the will of the people and preventing the president from implementing what the people want, then we live in a bureaucracy, not a democracy,” he said.
Musk also reflected on his shifting political support, saying he used to be a darling of the left, but no longer. “I used to be adored by the left, you know. Not anymore… They call it Trump derangement syndrome, and you don’t realize how real this is,” he added. He recounted instances where merely mentioning Trump’s name in conversation would provoke extreme reactions, likening it to people becoming “completely irrational.”
The tech mogul also noted that his public endorsement of Trump has led to a wave of hostility, remarking, “I’m getting just the dirty looks from everyone, like, if looks could kill, I would have been dead several times over.”
