Donald Trump actually said...

"Elon is, to me, a patriot. So, you know, you could call him an employee. You could call him a consultant. You could call him whatever you want."

"Well, I mean, I'm just hearing about it. And if there is and he told me before I told him, but obviously I will not let there be any conflict of interest. So anything to do with possibly even space, w..."

"I think he wants to end it. And they want to end it fast."

"I think I have the power to end this war. And I think it's going very well. But today I heard, oh, well, we weren't invited. Well, you've been there for three years. You should have ended it three yea..."