Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, President Trump said that he did not speak to Elon Musk about the auto tariffs.
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00:00So did Elon Musk advise you at all on these auto tariffs?
00:03No, because he may have a conflict, so we don't talk.
00:06I've never talked to him.
00:07Elon's amazing.
00:08He's never asked me for a favor in business whatsoever.
00:13I'm actually a little surprised by it.
00:15I might do it, I might not do it.
00:16I do what's right, and he'd want me to do what's right.
00:19No, he's a patriot.
00:20He has never — you know, these are big deals
00:22we're talking about.
00:23This is probably nothing like this.
00:25And I've never had Elon come and say,
00:28would you do me a favor with a mandate
00:30or the electric mandate or anything.
00:32He's never asked me for anything.