Elon Musk's 'Take Your Kid to Work' Day
Americast
BBC
4.2 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 12 February 2025
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
Elon Musk is already in uncharted territory with his role in Donald Trump's administration, but in a surprise appearance inside the Oval Office yesterday, he brought his son along to an impromptu press conference alongside the president.
The tech billionaire denied he was launching a hostile takeover of the federal government and said he was simply delivering the reform that Americans voted for.
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| 0:17.2 | Are people only as quiet? |
| 0:19.7 | Your detractors, Mr. Muslin. I have to, what? Including a lot of Democrats. You're detractors, Mr. Musk. |
| 0:21.6 | I have, what? |
| 0:22.6 | Including a lot of Democrats. |
| 0:23.6 | I have detractors? |
| 0:24.6 | I don't believe it. |
| 0:26.6 | Say that you're orchestrating a... |
| 0:28.6 | That was Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, |
| 0:31.6 | standing in the Oval Office taking questions from reporters |
| 0:34.6 | while the president sat behind the famous Resolute Desk. |
| 0:41.5 | And yes, it was every bit as bizarre as it sounded there. |
| 0:47.1 | This impromptu surprise press conference to which Mr. Musk brought his four-year-old son, |
| 0:52.3 | and he made a number of remarkable claims, including denying that he was launching a hostile takeover of the federal government. |
| 0:54.0 | So that's what we're going to be talking about today. |
| 0:56.5 | Welcome to AmeriCast. |
| 1:00.2 | AmeriCast from BBC News. |
| 1:03.2 | God spared my life for a reason. |
| 1:06.6 | Only when it is dark enough can you see the stars. |
| 1:12.6 | A star is born, Elon. I'm not just Maga. |
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