Tesla chair denies report that board is searching for new CEO to replace Elon Musk
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[{'start': '3.040', 'end': '7.040', 'text': 'And welcome back here to live now from'}, {'start': '5.040', 'end': '8.639', 'text': "Fox. Uh I'm Andrew Craft. In the"}, {'start': '7.040', 'end': '10.480', 'text': "meantime here, let's keep it moving with"}, {'start': '8.639', 'end': '11.840', 'text': 'some more of these top headlines,'}, {'start': '10.480', 'end': '14.799', 'text': 'especially regarding the Trump'}, {'start': '11.840', 'end': '17.520', 'text': 'administration, uh who works for it, uh'}, {'start': '14.799', 'end': '19.680', 'text': "who's about to be leaving, uh and all of"}, {'start': '17.520', 'end': '21.680', 'text': 'it. Uh I want to talk about though this'}, {'start': '19.680', 'end': '24.640', 'text': 'major exclusive piece in the Wall Street'}, {'start': '21.680', 'end': '26.960', 'text': 'Journal yesterday regarding Elon Musk,'}, {'start': '24.640', 'end': '29.439', 'text': "Doge, and Tesla. I'm reading from the"}, {'start': '26.960', 'end': '31.199', 'text': 'Wall Street Journal piece right now.'}, {'start': '29.439', 'end': '33.440', 'text': 'They say this that about a month ago'}, {'start': '31.199', 'end': '36.160', 'text': "with Tesla's stock sinking and some"}, {'start': '33.440', 'end': '38.879', 'text': "investors irritated about Elon Musk's"}, {'start': '36.160', 'end': '41.280', 'text': "White House focus, Tesla's board got"}, {'start': '38.879', 'end': '43.440', 'text': "serious about looking for Musk's"}, {'start': '41.280', 'end': '45.280', 'text': 'successor. Board members reached out to'}, {'start': '43.440', 'end': '48.079', 'text': 'several executive search firms to work'}, {'start': '45.280', 'end': '50.239', 'text': "on a formal process for finding Tesla's"}, {'start': '48.079', 'end': '52.559', 'text': "next chief executive. That's according"}, {'start': '50.239', 'end': '54.160', 'text': 'to people familiar with the discussions.'}, {'start': '52.559', 'end': '56.000', 'text': 'Now, tensions had been mounting at the'}, {'start': '54.160', 'end': '58.079', 'text': 'company. Sales and profits were'}, {'start': '56.000', 'end': '60.239', 'text': 'deteriorating rapidly and Musk was'}, {'start': '58.079', 'end': '62.719', 'text': 'spending much of his time in Washington.'}, {'start': '60.239', 'end': '65.199', 'text': "Now, around that time, Tesla's board met"}, {'start': '62.719', 'end': '67.360', 'text': 'with Musk for an update. Board members'}, {'start': '65.199', 'end': '69.520', 'text': 'told him he needed to spend more time on'}, {'start': '67.360', 'end': '72.320', 'text': 'Tesla, according to people familiar with'}, {'start': '69.520', 'end': '75.119', 'text': 'the meeting, and he needed to say so'}, {'start': '72.320', 'end': '78.080', 'text': 'publicly. Musk did not push back. Now,'}, {'start': '75.119', 'end': '81.400', 'text': 'in relation to the publication of this'}, {'start': '78.080', 'end': '84.080', 'text': "story, the chair of Tesla's board, Robin"}, {'start': '81.400', 'end': '85.759', 'text': 'Denhole, she put out this statement'}, {'start': '84.080', 'end': '87.759', 'text': 'saying earlier today there was a media'}, {'start': '85.759', 'end': '89.680', 'text': 'report erroneously claiming that the'}, {'start': '87.759', 'end': '92.320', 'text': 'Tesla board had contacted recruitment'}, {'start': '89.680', 'end': '94.240', 'text': 'firms to initiate a CEO search at the'}, {'start': '92.320', 'end': '96.560', 'text': 'company. She says this is absolutely'}, {'start': '94.240', 'end': '99.920', 'text': 'false and this was communicated to the'}, {'start': '96.560', 'end': '101.920', 'text': 'media before the report was published.'}, {'start': '99.920', 'end': '104.000', 'text': 'She goes on to say, "The CEO of Tesla is'}, {'start': '101.920', 'end': '106.320', 'text': 'Elon Musk, and the board is highly'}, {'start': '104.000', 'end': '109.360', 'text': 'confident in his ability to continue'}, {'start': '106.320', 'end': '113.280', 'text': 'executing on the exciting growth plan'}, {'start': '109.360', 'end': '114.960', 'text': 'ahead." Also, as is in Musk fashion, he'}, {'start': '113.280', 'end': '116.799', 'text': 'also commented on the report in the Wall'}, {'start': '114.960', 'end': '119.360', 'text': 'Street Journal, saying, "It is an'}, {'start': '116.799', 'end': '121.439', 'text': 'extremely bad breach of ethics that the'}, {'start': '119.360', 'end': '124.079', 'text': 'Wall Street Journal would publish a'}, {'start': '121.439', 'end': '126.960', 'text': 'deliberately false article and failed to'}, {'start': '124.079', 'end': '129.920', 'text': 'include an unequivocal denial beforehand'}, {'start': '126.960', 'end': '132.879', 'text': 'by the Tesla Board of Directors." Musk'}, {'start': '129.920', 'end': '135.440', 'text': 'still commenting on this piece just'}, {'start': '132.879', 'end': '137.280', 'text': "today and he says this. It's not that"}, {'start': '135.440', 'end': '141.400', 'text': 'all Wall Street Journal stories are'}, {'start': '137.280', 'end': '144.800', 'text': 'fake, but they are almost all'}, {'start': '141.400', 'end': '147.360', 'text': 'mean-spirited and deceptive. Uh so I'}, {'start': '144.800', 'end': '150.560', 'text': 'wanted to get all of that in there as we'}, {'start': '147.360', 'end': '151.760', 'text': 'continue to discuss this story. Uh in'}, {'start': '150.560', 'end': '153.200', 'text': 'the meantime, we do want to bring into'}, {'start': '151.760', 'end': '155.519', 'text': "the conversation Doug Milbour. He's"}, {'start': '153.200', 'end': '158.239', 'text': "chairman of Protocase Companies. He's"}, {'start': '155.519', 'end': '159.920', 'text': 'been following this uh as well and he'}, {'start': '158.239', 'end': '162.319', 'text': 'joins me. Um Doug, thanks for being with'}, {'start': '159.920', 'end': '165.640', 'text': "us here. You've obviously read this"}, {'start': '162.319', 'end': '169.599', 'text': 'piece uh and as is in Musk fashion'}, {'start': '165.640', 'end': '171.680', 'text': 'commenting as such here. Um is Musk'}, {'start': '169.599', 'end': '174.160', 'text': 'responding in a way. Does he need to be'}, {'start': '171.680', 'end': '175.760', 'text': 'more attentive to his companies do you'}, {'start': '174.160', 'end': '177.519', 'text': 'think?'}, {'start': '175.760', 'end': '179.120', 'text': "You know that that's really interesting."}, {'start': '177.519', 'end': '182.400', 'text': 'I I look at this, you know, the whole'}, {'start': '179.120', 'end': '184.640', 'text': 'situation of Tesla getting attacked so'}, {'start': '182.400', 'end': '185.840', 'text': 'hard for political reasons. Like I'}, {'start': '184.640', 'end': '188.159', 'text': "admire Elon Musk and if you're an"}, {'start': '185.840', 'end': '190.159', 'text': 'entrepreneur, you have to admire the guy'}, {'start': '188.159', 'end': '192.000', 'text': 'and and and for his accomplishments.'}, {'start': '190.159', 'end': '194.800', 'text': "He's an incredible human being, you"}, {'start': '192.000', 'end': '196.800', 'text': 'know, business polymath. And you know,'}, {'start': '194.800', 'end': '199.599', 'text': 'he got involved in politics, something'}, {'start': '196.800', 'end': '201.840', 'text': "I'm scared to do, and he is paying a"}, {'start': '199.599', 'end': '203.200', 'text': "price for it. Uh you know, and he's"}, {'start': '201.840', 'end': '206.080', 'text': "taken some of his time, he's put into"}, {'start': '203.200', 'end': '207.840', 'text': 'public service. Uh I think, you know,'}, {'start': '206.080', 'end': '210.280', 'text': 'Doge and going after government'}, {'start': '207.840', 'end': '213.599', 'text': "corruption is in every American's"}, {'start': '210.280', 'end': '216.000', 'text': "interest. So it's a little bit bizarre."}, {'start': '213.599', 'end': '218.159', 'text': 'uh you know does he have to do more I'}, {'start': '216.000', 'end': '220.720', 'text': "don't know you have that role of CEO I"}, {'start': '218.159', 'end': '222.879', 'text': 'you know I have a CEO title in in one of'}, {'start': '220.720', 'end': '224.080', 'text': 'our companies and and what you have to'}, {'start': '222.879', 'end': '225.760', 'text': 'do in the time commitment totally'}, {'start': '224.080', 'end': '227.360', 'text': 'depends on how you structure your'}, {'start': '225.760', 'end': '229.840', 'text': 'company the important thing is that your'}, {'start': '227.360', 'end': '232.799', 'text': "company runs well and I think Elon's"}, {'start': '229.840', 'end': '236.080', 'text': "companies do run well so I don't know he"}, {'start': '232.799', 'end': '238.000', 'text': 'seems to be doing well to me though'}, {'start': '236.080', 'end': '240.640', 'text': 'okay we uh reported just last week'}, {'start': '238.000', 'end': '244.080', 'text': "though that some of Tesla's data and"}, {'start': '240.640', 'end': '246.080', 'text': 'economic indicators were down. And so I'}, {'start': '244.080', 'end': '248.400', 'text': 'just have to ask, maybe reiterate this.'}, {'start': '246.080', 'end': '250.799', 'text': 'Are his other businesses being neglected'}, {'start': '248.400', 'end': '252.640', 'text': 'because of his government work? Now,'}, {'start': '250.799', 'end': '254.080', 'text': "he's a special government employee. He's"}, {'start': '252.640', 'end': '256.000', 'text': 'not going to be there forever. Even at'}, {'start': '254.080', 'end': '258.799', 'text': 'the cabinet meeting just yesterday, uh'}, {'start': '256.000', 'end': '260.880', 'text': "Trump was asked about Elon Musk's role."}, {'start': '258.799', 'end': '262.960', 'text': 'Uh and Trump said this. He thanked Musk'}, {'start': '260.880', 'end': '264.479', 'text': 'for his government service, but he said,'}, {'start': '262.960', 'end': '266.080', 'text': '"You know, you\'re invited to stay as'}, {'start': '264.479', 'end': '268.400', 'text': 'long as you want, Trump said, but I'}, {'start': '266.080', 'end': '270.639', 'text': 'guess he wants to get back home to his'}, {'start': '268.400', 'end': '273.520', 'text': 'cars." Is it time for him to say get'}, {'start': '270.639', 'end': '275.360', 'text': 'back home to his cars?'}, {'start': '273.520', 'end': '277.280', 'text': "You know what? I I'd say yes. I mean, he"}, {'start': '275.360', 'end': '279.440', 'text': 'he did that in service of his country.'}, {'start': '277.280', 'end': '282.800', 'text': "It was temporary. He's got to get back"}, {'start': '279.440', 'end': '283.919', 'text': "there. Now, let's keep in mind the"}, {'start': '282.800', 'end': '285.600', 'text': "problem that they're having at the"}, {'start': '283.919', 'end': '287.840', 'text': 'company is not a problem of his making'}, {'start': '285.600', 'end': '289.880', 'text': 'or it being run poorly. Uh you could'}, {'start': '287.840', 'end': '291.840', 'text': 'argue his decision to get involved in'}, {'start': '289.880', 'end': '293.680', 'text': "politics. Uh you know, I mean, that's"}, {'start': '291.840', 'end': '296.880', 'text': 'it. I mean, people have to sabotage him,'}, {'start': '293.680', 'end': '298.080', 'text': 'keying cars, boycotting, and the like.'}, {'start': '296.880', 'end': '299.040', 'text': "And I mean, that's the root of the"}, {'start': '298.080', 'end': '301.120', 'text': 'business problems. And you could'}, {'start': '299.040', 'end': '304.320', 'text': "criticize him for that. But I don't see"}, {'start': '301.120', 'end': '306.720', 'text': 'anything that says, you know, that that'}, {'start': '304.320', 'end': '309.919', 'text': "the company has lost its direction. It's"}, {'start': '306.720', 'end': '311.600', 'text': "just it it's really you got a top guy"}, {'start': '309.919', 'end': '313.360', 'text': "who decided that your country's in"}, {'start': '311.600', 'end': '314.800', 'text': 'crisis and he wanted to go in and help'}, {'start': '313.360', 'end': '316.479', 'text': "it and he's paying a price. He's got"}, {'start': '314.800', 'end': '318.080', 'text': "attacked. He's got sabotaged and and"}, {'start': '316.479', 'end': '320.000', 'text': "yeah, he had to get back to he's got to"}, {'start': '318.080', 'end': '322.560', 'text': 'get back to business some point, put'}, {'start': '320.000', 'end': '324.000', 'text': 'more into it, but uh it it it the root'}, {'start': '322.560', 'end': '326.560', 'text': 'of the problem is his choice to serve'}, {'start': '324.000', 'end': '328.800', 'text': 'his country and uh you know, and not'}, {'start': '326.560', 'end': '330.560', 'text': 'that he neglected it.'}, {'start': '328.800', 'end': '333.120', 'text': 'So, do you think Musk likes government'}, {'start': '330.560', 'end': '336.479', 'text': "work? I mean, he's embarked on this"}, {'start': '333.120', 'end': '338.720', 'text': 'incredibly ambitious effort with Doge.'}, {'start': '336.479', 'end': '340.880', 'text': 'Um, and they set quite an ambitious'}, {'start': '338.720', 'end': '342.400', 'text': 'target. Uh, at the outset of the Trump'}, {'start': '340.880', 'end': '345.360', 'text': 'administration, Musk wanted to find at'}, {'start': '342.400', 'end': '347.160', 'text': 'least $2 trillion of cuts. So far, I'}, {'start': '345.360', 'end': '350.639', 'text': "believe they've only found about"}, {'start': '347.160', 'end': '352.639', 'text': '160 billion. Uh, and you know, to the'}, {'start': '350.639', 'end': '354.240', 'text': "point that Trump is making, he he's"}, {'start': '352.639', 'end': '356.080', 'text': 'leaving government service soon,'}, {'start': '354.240', 'end': '358.720', 'text': 'possibly sometime by the end of May'}, {'start': '356.080', 'end': '360.680', 'text': 'here. Um, did he set his sights too high'}, {'start': '358.720', 'end': '363.759', 'text': 'with Doge? How will'}, {'start': '360.680', 'end': '366.080', 'text': 'we characterize Doge when when Musk'}, {'start': '363.759', 'end': '367.520', 'text': 'leaves?'}, {'start': '366.080', 'end': '370.240', 'text': 'Well, you know, yeah. Yeah, great'}, {'start': '367.520', 'end': '371.759', 'text': "question. And you know what? I'm Yeah,"}, {'start': '370.240', 'end': '374.039', 'text': 'you got a bunch of questions there. Do'}, {'start': '371.759', 'end': '376.560', 'text': 'you think he likes government work as an'}, {'start': '374.039', 'end': '379.280', 'text': 'entrepreneur? Like we, you know, and'}, {'start': '376.560', 'end': '382.080', 'text': 'especially our company, we we do'}, {'start': '379.280', 'end': '384.400', 'text': "business. We're a supplier to Tesla and"}, {'start': '382.080', 'end': '387.600', 'text': 'uh we on the innovation end of it.'}, {'start': '384.400', 'end': '390.479', 'text': 'incredibly fastm moving company, right?'}, {'start': '387.600', 'end': '392.880', 'text': "They do stuff fast. They they he's got a"}, {'start': '390.479', 'end': '394.479', 'text': 'vision. He wants to change the world.'}, {'start': '392.880', 'end': '395.680', 'text': 'And government is the opposite.'}, {'start': '394.479', 'end': '397.199', 'text': "Government's about keeping the world the"}, {'start': '395.680', 'end': '399.759', 'text': 'same and holding everything back, right?'}, {'start': '397.199', 'end': '401.759', 'text': 'And and we entrepreneurs when we look at'}, {'start': '399.759', 'end': '404.560', 'text': "government, I I'd say all of us find it"}, {'start': '401.759', 'end': '406.000', 'text': 'agonizingly painful to look at. And I'}, {'start': '404.560', 'end': '408.560', 'text': 'think does he like it? I think he looked'}, {'start': '406.000', 'end': '411.520', 'text': 'at it and said, you know, America is in'}, {'start': '408.560', 'end': '413.440', 'text': 'trouble financially and it needs help.'}, {'start': '411.520', 'end': '414.880', 'text': 'And uh well I I had to speculate whether'}, {'start': '413.440', 'end': '416.240', 'text': "he enjoyed it or not. I bet you didn't"}, {'start': '414.880', 'end': '418.639', 'text': "enjoy it. That's got to be a tough place"}, {'start': '416.240', 'end': '420.240', 'text': 'to go for an entrepreneur. But uh so'}, {'start': '418.639', 'end': '422.400', 'text': "yeah that I mean that that's that's what"}, {'start': '420.240', 'end': '423.919', 'text': "all I can say about that. Yeah. I'm not"}, {'start': '422.400', 'end': '425.520', 'text': "second guessing I'm not second guessing"}, {'start': '423.919', 'end': '427.680', 'text': "you know Musk's intentions for for"}, {'start': '425.520', 'end': '429.199', 'text': 'getting involved with Doge here. But you'}, {'start': '427.680', 'end': '432.000', 'text': 'know at the end of the day do you think'}, {'start': '429.199', 'end': '434.080', 'text': 'I would you know imagine that he he may'}, {'start': '432.000', 'end': '436.479', 'text': 'have felt like a fish out of water to'}, {'start': '434.080', 'end': '438.400', 'text': 'your point entrepreneurs like things'}, {'start': '436.479', 'end': '440.479', 'text': "moving fast. Musk's, you know, mantra,"}, {'start': '438.400', 'end': '442.560', 'text': 'the entire Silicon Valley mantra is move'}, {'start': '440.479', 'end': '444.319', 'text': 'fast and break things. But, um, when you'}, {'start': '442.560', 'end': '446.400', 'text': 'move fast and break things in a'}, {'start': '444.319', 'end': '449.280', 'text': 'government bureaucracy, you kind of hit'}, {'start': '446.400', 'end': '451.280', 'text': "a wall sometimes, don't you? Oh, yeah."}, {'start': '449.280', 'end': '453.039', 'text': 'Look, Andrew, like what do you do? You'}, {'start': '451.280', 'end': '454.400', 'text': 'know, government bureaucracy gets bigger'}, {'start': '453.039', 'end': '455.599', 'text': 'and bigger and it just chokes'}, {'start': '454.400', 'end': '457.520', 'text': "everything. It kills everybody's"}, {'start': '455.599', 'end': '459.360', 'text': 'prosperity. And, you know, I know so'}, {'start': '457.520', 'end': '462.240', 'text': 'many people work in the government. Most'}, {'start': '459.360', 'end': '464.560', 'text': 'of them realize that. They wish it moved'}, {'start': '462.240', 'end': '467.039', 'text': 'faster. You know, I interviewed a guy in'}, {'start': '464.560', 'end': '468.319', 'text': 'the government, you know, for for a job,'}, {'start': '467.039', 'end': '469.840', 'text': 'you know, this this afternoon, a couple'}, {'start': '468.319', 'end': '471.520', 'text': 'hours ago, and you know, his thing in'}, {'start': '469.840', 'end': '474.160', 'text': 'government, he says he really wishes he'}, {'start': '471.520', 'end': '475.520', 'text': 'could affect more change. And his'}, {'start': '474.160', 'end': '476.879', 'text': 'inability to affect change is one of the'}, {'start': '475.520', 'end': '478.639', 'text': 'biggest frustrations that people have in'}, {'start': '476.879', 'end': '480.560', 'text': "government. So, you know, government's"}, {'start': '478.639', 'end': '482.639', 'text': "got to change. It's got to evolve. You"}, {'start': '480.560', 'end': '484.960', 'text': 'know, spending has to get reigned in or'}, {'start': '482.639', 'end': '487.440', 'text': 'or you got a crisis going. So, yeah. No,'}, {'start': '484.960', 'end': '488.800', 'text': "I I'm proud of the guy what he did. I"}, {'start': '487.440', 'end': '490.319', 'text': "don't think he had any fun. He paid a"}, {'start': '488.800', 'end': '492.000', 'text': 'price for it. I think every American'}, {'start': '490.319', 'end': '494.160', 'text': 'should be incredibly grateful for what'}, {'start': '492.000', 'end': '497.039', 'text': 'he did. I mean, number one, creating'}, {'start': '494.160', 'end': '498.800', 'text': 'SpaceX and Tesla, you know, and all the'}, {'start': '497.039', 'end': '500.240', 'text': 'other companies in in there underneath'}, {'start': '498.800', 'end': '502.960', 'text': 'and should be incredibly grateful for'}, {'start': '500.240', 'end': '505.280', 'text': 'that vision for American manufacturing,'}, {'start': '502.960', 'end': '507.120', 'text': 'American technology development. And'}, {'start': '505.280', 'end': '508.720', 'text': 'then on top of it that he poked his head'}, {'start': '507.120', 'end': '510.560', 'text': 'into government and tried to take a kick'}, {'start': '508.720', 'end': '512.640', 'text': "at it. And you know, if it's only 150"}, {'start': '510.560', 'end': '513.919', 'text': "billion savings, it's 150 billion of"}, {'start': '512.640', 'end': '516.080', 'text': "people's tax money that's not getting"}, {'start': '513.919', 'end': '520.640', 'text': "wasted or stolen, right? It's good. But"}, {'start': '516.080', 'end': '523.120', 'text': "I'm I think it's I I think it's amazing."}, {'start': '520.640', 'end': '524.720', 'text': 'So, I do have to note though, um, on a'}, {'start': '523.120', 'end': '527.200', 'text': 'conference call about earnings a couple'}, {'start': '524.720', 'end': '529.120', 'text': 'weeks ago, Musk did say, "Starting next'}, {'start': '527.200', 'end': '531.440', 'text': "month, I'll be allocating far more of my"}, {'start': '529.120', 'end': '533.440', 'text': 'time to Tesla." This, of course, after'}, {'start': '531.440', 'end': '536.080', 'text': 'the company said its first quarter'}, {'start': '533.440', 'end': '539.279', 'text': 'profit had plunged 71%. Do you think his'}, {'start': '536.080', 'end': '542.640', 'text': 'government service though has impacted'}, {'start': '539.279', 'end': '544.000', 'text': 'his brand negatively? Do you think that?'}, {'start': '542.640', 'end': '546.320', 'text': "Oh, well, you know, it's interesting."}, {'start': '544.000', 'end': '547.120', 'text': 'Look, I have another company in, you'}, {'start': '546.320', 'end': '548.640', 'text': "know, it's kind of the energy"}, {'start': '547.120', 'end': '552.399', 'text': "efficiencies. We we make the world's"}, {'start': '548.640', 'end': '554.560', 'text': 'best insulating glass and uh you know'}, {'start': '552.399', 'end': '557.120', 'text': 'and and this whole thing of who buys and'}, {'start': '554.560', 'end': '560.080', 'text': 'why they buy. We create naturally'}, {'start': '557.120', 'end': '561.839', 'text': 'lighted buildings in that company and uh'}, {'start': '560.080', 'end': '564.240', 'text': 'that are incredibly energy efficient.'}, {'start': '561.839', 'end': '566.880', 'text': "Some people buy it because it's green"}, {'start': '564.240', 'end': '568.480', 'text': 'and they want to, you know, impact the'}, {'start': '566.880', 'end': '570.160', 'text': 'planet. Other people buy it because they'}, {'start': '568.480', 'end': '572.880', 'text': 'want better buildings. People buy'}, {'start': '570.160', 'end': '574.880', 'text': 'Teslas. Some people buy Teslas and this'}, {'start': '572.880', 'end': '578.000', 'text': 'is the brilliance of Musk because they'}, {'start': '574.880', 'end': '579.920', 'text': 'go, you know, 0 to 60 in ridiculously'}, {'start': '578.000', 'end': '581.839', 'text': 'few seconds. Other people want to do'}, {'start': '579.920', 'end': '584.360', 'text': 'something for the planet and and and'}, {'start': '581.839', 'end': '587.040', 'text': 'this bizarre almost surreal'}, {'start': '584.360', 'end': '589.680', 'text': 'situation where people want to save the'}, {'start': '587.040', 'end': '590.880', 'text': 'planet by electrifying have bought into'}, {'start': '589.680', 'end': '592.800', 'text': 'the issue that he has different'}, {'start': '590.880', 'end': '594.560', 'text': 'political opinions and and even most'}, {'start': '592.800', 'end': '596.240', 'text': "perversely that he's going after"}, {'start': '594.560', 'end': '597.680', 'text': 'government corruption, which I think'}, {'start': '596.240', 'end': '600.160', 'text': 'every side of the political spectrum'}, {'start': '597.680', 'end': '601.360', 'text': "should respect. and and yeah, it it's"}, {'start': '600.160', 'end': '603.120', 'text': "you know, he's he's he's been"}, {'start': '601.360', 'end': '606.320', 'text': 'politically attacked and unfortunately'}, {'start': '603.120', 'end': '608.240', 'text': 'some people put politics ahead of, you'}, {'start': '606.320', 'end': '611.160', 'text': 'know, American technology, American'}, {'start': '608.240', 'end': '612.800', 'text': 'business, American jobs, great cars, and'}, {'start': '611.160', 'end': '614.160', 'text': "electrification. That's that's that's"}, {'start': '612.800', 'end': '615.680', 'text': "too bad. I I really think it's"}, {'start': '614.160', 'end': '617.279', 'text': 'misguided. And, you know, if people like'}, {'start': '615.680', 'end': '618.800', 'text': "Elon can't go in and help the government"}, {'start': '617.279', 'end': '621.360', 'text': "out, you know, the government's in"}, {'start': '618.800', 'end': '623.200', 'text': "trouble, right? So, I I I'm asking these"}, {'start': '621.360', 'end': '625.360', 'text': 'questions myself, too, because he will'}, {'start': '623.200', 'end': '626.720', 'text': 'leave the Trump White House soon. And'}, {'start': '625.360', 'end': '629.360', 'text': "I'm just kind of curious, you know, how"}, {'start': '626.720', 'end': '631.360', 'text': 'will he see his time there at the White'}, {'start': '629.360', 'end': '633.920', 'text': 'House? Do you think he will see it as an'}, {'start': '631.360', 'end': '636.800', 'text': 'accomplishment? And do you think he will'}, {'start': '633.920', 'end': '638.720', 'text': 'take some type of hiatus uh from just'}, {'start': '636.800', 'end': '640.800', 'text': 'politics in general? Those are the'}, {'start': '638.720', 'end': '642.399', 'text': "questions I'll be looking at uh in the"}, {'start': '640.800', 'end': '645.760', 'text': 'future here. Last thoughts, Doug, to'}, {'start': '642.399', 'end': '648.560', 'text': "you. You know what? I I I'd love to"}, {'start': '645.760', 'end': '650.800', 'text': 'speculate on that. My bet is that it was'}, {'start': '648.560', 'end': '653.120', 'text': 'agonizing. He paid a big price when'}, {'start': '650.800', 'end': '654.880', 'text': "we're talking about hurting Tesla and"}, {'start': '653.120', 'end': '657.040', 'text': "getting attacked. I'm not sure he'd love"}, {'start': '654.880', 'end': '659.519', 'text': 'to do a bunch more of that, but I bet uh'}, {'start': '657.040', 'end': '661.040', 'text': "he's proudest punch for taking a kick at"}, {'start': '659.519', 'end': '662.560', 'text': 'making your country better. So, all'}, {'start': '661.040', 'end': '665.440', 'text': 'right, Doug Milbert, thanks so much for'}, {'start': '662.560', 'end': '666.880', 'text': "your time. We'll talk soon. Thank you."}, {'start': '665.440', 'end': '668.560', 'text': 'All right, in the meantime here, last'}, {'start': '666.880', 'end': '670.560', 'text': 'thought on this. We remember we did get'}, {'start': '668.560', 'end': '673.360', 'text': 'some new Fox News polling about how'}, {'start': '670.560', 'end': '675.200', 'text': 'Americans are feeling about Doge itself.'}, {'start': '673.360', 'end': '677.680', 'text': 'Live picture there at the White House.'}, {'start': '675.200', 'end': '681.120', 'text': 'Uh and I just want to read this uh from'}, {'start': '677.680', 'end': '682.240', 'text': 'the Fox News polling outfit. Uh they say'}, {'start': '681.120', 'end': '684.160', 'text': 'on the department of government'}, {'start': '682.240', 'end': '687.600', 'text': 'efficiencies efforts to reform the'}, {'start': '684.160', 'end': '689.680', 'text': 'federal government almost half say it is'}, {'start': '687.600', 'end': '692.959', 'text': 'likely Doge will make government more'}, {'start': '689.680', 'end': '696.320', 'text': 'efficient. 49% say to improve the'}, {'start': '692.959', 'end': '698.640', 'text': 'economy and 47% say that and improve'}, {'start': '696.320', 'end': '701.120', 'text': 'government services. 46% say that. While'}, {'start': '698.640', 'end': '703.600', 'text': 'fewer expect it will lower their taxes.'}, {'start': '701.120', 'end': '706.560', 'text': '43%. That was a poll taken between April'}, {'start': '703.600', 'end': '709.440', 'text': '18th and April 21st. And the sample size'}, {'start': '706.560', 'end': '711.839', 'text': 'was registered voters nationwide with a'}, {'start': '709.440', 'end': '714.399', 'text': 'plus or minus 3% margin of error there.'}, {'start': '711.839', 'end': '716.880', 'text': 'So wanted to get that in as well. Well,'}, {'start': '714.399', 'end': '718.399', 'text': 'we are fast approaching uh the top of a'}, {'start': '716.880', 'end': '720.160', 'text': "new hour. Let's take yet another quick"}, {'start': '718.399', 'end': '721.600', 'text': 'commercial break. Hope you found that'}, {'start': '720.160', 'end': '723.839', 'text': "conversation informative. That's what we"}, {'start': '721.600', 'end': '725.440', 'text': 'do here on Live Now. 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