5 highlights from Trump's X interview with Elon Musk

By Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter Tuesday, August 13, 2024

'A fork in the road'

At the end of their conversation, Trump and Musk agreed that the upcoming U.S. presidential election presents "a fork in the road."

Trump explained that he intends to provide more incentive for companies to come to the U.S. and hire American citizens, which he noted is fundamental to the American Dream.

"We're going to give incentive to companies to come into our country not to leave our country," he said. "We're going to be giving tremendous incentives. We want companies to build here not to build in other locations, and we want to create jobs."

"It's about the American Dream, you don't hear about the American Dream anymore, Elon," Trump continued, adding that Musk is an example of the American Dream "in the truest sense."

"And you're going to hear about it from people," he said. "They need that incentive to go out and do it. And they're going to love their lives. [...] They're going to look forward to getting up in the morning and going to a job that they love, not a job that they can't stand, or not any job at all, where they have no money."

Trump closed his remarks calling Musk "a great inspiration" and warning that the election will be unusually consequential.

"We're going to have a big election coming up, and I think November 5 will be the most important day in the history of our country," Trump said. "I think that election will be the most important election, and I think it'll end up being maybe the most important day in the history of our country. Because if we don't win, I just feel so sorry for everybody."

"I think we're at a fork in the road of destiny, of civilization, and I think we need to take the right path, and I think you're the right path, so I think that's where it comes down," Musk added.