No clash. I was there. You're just a troublemaker. And you're not supposed to be asking that question because we're talking about the World Cup.

Elon gets along great with Marco and they're both doing a fantastic job. There is no clash.

That was President Trump insisting there was no clash between Elon Musk and Secretary of State Marco Rubio over the sweeping doge cuts.

The question is, as tensions rise within Trump's cabinet, is the president finally reining in Musk's unchecked power?

Plus, Trump is now downplaying the idea the U.S. could face a recession as his trade war continues to cause uncertainty and turbulence for the stock market.

The question is, are we on the brink of an economic crisis? It's a pretty important question.

Also ahead, the Department of Homeland Security now beginning to administer polygraph tests to its employees in an effort to find leakers.

The question is, how many people will have to take the lie detector tests and which agencies across the DHS have been put on notice.

It's way too early for this.

Good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that is not happy about daylight saving time.

That is my official position.

I'm Ali Vitale on this Monday, March 10th, and we will start, as always, with the news.

President Trump isn't ruling out the possibility that the United States could head into a recession this year,

as his economic policies cause uncertainty on Wall Street.

But Trump's Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnik is downplaying.

Any fears of a possible recession?

Take a look at what they each said yesterday.

Are you expecting a recession this year?

I hate to predict things like that.

There is a period of transition because what we're doing is very big.

We're bringing wealth back to America.

That's a big thing.

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