Scott Bessent suggests Musk focus on business a day after tech billionaire announced his new political party
Elon Musk should focus on running his companies and keep himself out of politics, Donald Trump’s treasury secretary said on Sunday, a day after the world’s richest person – and a former White House adviser – announced the formation of a new political party.
“The principles of Doge were very popular – I think if you looked at the polling Elon was not,” Scott Bessent said on CNN’s State of the Union, referring to the so-called “department of government efficiency” that Musk temporarily headed after Trump’s second presidency began in January.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/06/elon-musk-america-party-scott-bessent
Author : Richard Luscombe
Publish date : 2025-07-06 18:24:00
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