Article in Raw Story by AFP, 2/16/25

Headline:  “Trump vows media will not drive wedge between himself and Musk”

“Donald Trump has mocked what he said were media depictions of Elon Musk as the real power in the White House, saying attempts to drive a wedge between himself and the tech billionaire have failed.

“They do it all the time,” the US president says in excerpts posted Saturday from a Fox News interview to be aired Tuesday.

“Speaking as if in a news anchor’s voice, Trump went on, ‘We have breaking news: Donald Trump has ceded control of the presidency to Elon Musk. President Musk will be attending a cabinet meeting tonight…’ ”