Musk has become the de facto president? Trump responded: He's smart, but he can't be president

On December 23rd, according to CNN, the Democratic Party in the United States accused Musk of becoming the "de facto president" because last week, Musk successfully blocked a bipartisan government funding bill. In response, Trump issued a rebuttal at the "Turning Point in America" event in Phoenix. Trump called Musk "doing a great job" and said: "No, he will not be president. I like smart people," "They started a new round of attacks. 'Russia, Russia, Russia,' Ukraine, Ukraine, Ukraine, 'all kinds of lies. The latest is'President Trump gave up the presidency to Elon Musk.' No, no, it's not possible." Trump went on to praise Musk's SpaceX company for its advances in space travel and Starlink satellite technology, but reiterated that the South African-born billionaire "is not going to be president." "No, I can tell you, he's not going to be president," he said. "I'm safe, you know why? He can't be, he wasn't born in this country."