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Donald Trump: “We may speak to Elon Musk and back. I'm going to call him as…”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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President Trump Gaggles with Press on Air Force One, Jan. 11, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 04:49

We may get the Internet going, if that's possible. We may speak to Elon because, as you know, he's very good at that kind of thing. He's got a very good company. So We may speak to Elon Musk and back. I'm going to call him as soon as I'm finished with you. just quickly. Iran said that they would consider military and commercial bases as legitimate targets if you struck. Are you concerned about if they do that? We'll consider things targets they wouldn't. (04:49–04:56)

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Asserts intention to speak with Elon Musk about Internet issues.

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