{"id":2402887,"date":"2025-02-14T18:28:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T23:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-and-musk-to-sit-for-joint-interview-on-fox-news-next-week-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-14T18:28:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T23:28:58","slug":"trump-and-musk-to-sit-for-joint-interview-on-fox-news-next-week-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-and-musk-to-sit-for-joint-interview-on-fox-news-next-week-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump and Musk to sit for joint interview on Fox News next week &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-and-musk-to-sit-for-joint-interview-on-fox-news-next-week-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2402887&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President donald\u200b Trump\u2062 and Elon Musk, the head of the Department of Government Efficiency, will participate in their first\u2064 joint televised interview on Fox News next\u200b Tuesday at\u2062 9\u200c p.m. on\u200c the show &#8220;Hannity.&#8221; This comes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-media-outlet-grid-backed-by-progressive-stars-gulf-money-and-foreign-agents\/\" title=\"New Media Outlet Grid Backed by Progressive Stars, Gulf Money, and Foreign Agents\">amid scrutiny<\/a>\u2064 over MuskS role in the White House as he leads efforts to reduce waste in the federal government. During \u200cthe interview, Trump\u2062 will address recent Democratic criticism of his collaboration with Musk and defend their partnership. The conversation is expected to \u200cfocus on the early days of Trump&#8217;s administration, Musk&#8217;s initiatives, and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">ongoing\u2064 political\u2062 debates<\/a>. Musk has previously emphasized that their collaboration \u2064aligns with the people&#8217;s demand for \u200cimportant\u200b government reform, while the\u200b White House has rebuffed \u200cclaims that Musk holds presidential powers. The\u2064 interview follows \u200da meeting\u200d where Musk reiterated his \u2062commitment to \u2062democratizing government operations.\u200c Some Democrats are calling\u2064 for Musk to testify before Congress, while Republicans assert that such proceedings would be \u2064politically \u2062motivated.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump and Musk to sit for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-id-endorse-gop-sen-murkowski-in-a-heartbeat\/\" title=\"Manchin: I\u2019d endorse GOP Sen. Murkowski in a heartbeat\">joint interview<\/a> on Fox News next week<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1991497\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Elon Musk<\/a>, the head of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-government-efficiency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Department of Government Efficiency<\/a>, will sit down for their first televised joint interview next week.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Musk&rsquo;s work in the White House spearheading DOGE&rsquo;s efforts in cutting waste in the federal government has dominated the headlines of Trump&rsquo;s first several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trey-gowdy-shreds-democrats-impeachment-case-youre-not-going-to-win\/\" title=\"Trey Gowdy Shreds ...\u2019 Impeachment Case: \u2018You\u2019re Not Going To Win\u2019\">weeks back<\/a> in office. As Democrats have levied questions about the scope that Trump has granted Musk in reviewing the executive branch, the pair will sit for an interview together.<\/p>\n<p>The interview will be on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Hannity<\/em> at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, marking the second time since returning to the White House that Trump has appeared on the show for a sit-down interview. In an excerpt shared on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>The Five<\/em> on Friday, Trump mocked attempts by Democrats to drive a wedge between him and Musk.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2802730&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=e62fb5a1e08d1970132acc5dc8e2b316\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;Actually, Elon called me, he said, &lsquo;You know they are trying to drive us apart,&rsquo; and I said absolutely,&rdquo; Trump told host Sean Hannity.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s just so obvious. They are so bad at it. I used to think they were good at it. They are actually bad at it because if they were good at it, I would never be president. Because I think nobody in history has ever gotten more bad publicity than me,&rdquo; Trump added after mocking people claiming Musk had taken the presidency.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News said in a press release that the pretaped interview, filmed at the White House, will &ldquo;focus on DOGE, the first 100 days of the Trump administration and other news of the day.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3317201\/elon-musk-trump-oval-office-doge-power-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"took questions\">took questions<\/a> with Musk in the Oval Office earlier this week, with Musk defending his role as the leader of DOGE.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The people voted for major government reform, and that&rsquo;s what the people are going to get,&rdquo; Musk said. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s what democracy is all about.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Tesla CEO also said he and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rocky-psaki-new-white-house-press-secretary-off-to-bumpy-start\/\" title=\"Rocky Psaki: New ... Press Secretary Off To Bumpy Start\">president talk<\/a> almost daily as he explores &ldquo;common sense controls&rdquo; to the federal government.<\/p>\n<p>The next day, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt pushed back on claims that Musk had presidential powers or was acting as a co-president to Trump.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s utterly ridiculous.&nbsp;Elon Musk addressed this in the Oval Office yesterday.&nbsp;The president addressed it as well,&rdquo; Leavitt said at a press briefing on Wednesday. &ldquo;Elon Musk is serving at the pleasure of the president.&nbsp;Just like everybody else on this team, he takes directives directly from the president of the United States.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As Democrats continue to scrutinize Musk&rsquo;s role in the White House, several on Capitol Hill have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3318200\/house-democrats-musk-testify-republicans-insist-waste-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"called\">called<\/a> for the billionaire to appear before Congress under oath, while Republicans have pushed back, insisting Democrats would use that time to berate Musk.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1991497\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1991497\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump and Musk to have their first joint interview on Fox News next week<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2402888,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/elon-musk-donald-trump-fox-interview.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32135,6234,4250,3634],"class_list":["post-2402887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-fox-news","tag-interview","tag-musk","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/elon-musk-donald-trump-fox-interview.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2402887"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402887\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2402891,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402887\/revisions\/2402891"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2402888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2402887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2402887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2402887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}