Kaitlan Collins on Trump-Musk Relationship: It’s ‘Two Planets Kind of Orbiting Around Each Other’

COLLINS Because it s ░░░░░░░░ important to see what ░░░░░░░░ has to say about ░░░░░░░░ I mean he is ░░░░░░░░ the president who only ░░░░░░░░ for himself Meyers As ░░░░░░░░ talked about earlier in ░░░░░░░░ show right it seems ░░░░░░░░ Elon Musk is doing ░░░░░░░░ best to dismantle the ░░░░░░░░ government What do you ░░░░░░░░ is there any way ░░░░░░░░ even guess what their ░░░░░░░░ term plan is for ░░░░░░░░ federal government once they ░░░░░░░░ it apart to the ░░░░░░░░ which they seem to ░░░░░░░░ to COLLINS I think ░░░░░░░░ question is what everything ░░░░░░░░ they re tearing down ░░░░░░░░ trying to reduce the ░░░░░░░░ workforce what do they ░░░░░░░░ there instead With USAID ░░░░░░░░ know Trump s talking ░░░░░░░░ taking over Gaza Well ░░░░░░░░ they re eliminating USAID ░░░░░░░░ wiping it out that ░░░░░░░░ humanitarian assistance that goes ░░░░░░░░ people like that And ░░░░░░░░ I think that s ░░░░░░░░ question It s fascinating ░░░░░░░░ watch though how we ░░░░░░░░ seeing this play out ░░░░░░░░ Trump really faces no ░░░░░░░░ or obstacles to carrying ░░░░░░░░ his will obviously not ░░░░░░░░ Republicans and certainly not ░░░░░░░░ the Washington kind of ░░░░░░░░ knows Washington and how ░░░░░░░░ works now The judiciary ░░░░░░░░ really been the only ░░░░░░░░ that s kind of ░░░░░░░░ in his way with ░░░░░░░░ federal workforce And so ░░░░░░░░ ll see what that ░░░░░░░░ like and what happens ░░░░░░░░ mean they offered everyone ░░░░░░░░ the CIA a buyout ░░░░░░░░ offer which obviously is ░░░░░░░░ to do with the ░░░░░░░░ so Meyers Yeah it ░░░░░░░░ seem like you don ░░░░░░░░ replace CIA people like ░░░░░░░░ away COLLINS But every ░░░░░░░░ it s something new ░░░░░░░░ s a different federal ░░░░░░░░ And you know the ░░░░░░░░ of the inauguration after ░░░░░░░░ is inaugurated and sworn ░░░░░░░░ he goes to this ░░░░░░░░ with Republicans We went ░░░░░░░░ to the White House ░░░░░░░░ we had been there ░░░░░░░░ you know Trump had ░░░░░░░░ in office for an ░░░░░░░░ and Elon Musk was ░░░░░░░░ We saw him on ░░░░░░░░ White House campus And ░░░░░░░░ his proximity is real ░░░░░░░░ you know he is ░░░░░░░░ and he is showing ░░░░░░░░ everywhere and going to ░░░░░░░░ Meyers Trump seems fine ░░░░░░░░ it How do you ░░░░░░░░ like the Trump staffers ░░░░░░░░ with Elon s proximity ░░░░░░░░ the president COLLINS I ░░░░░░░░ they are less enamored ░░░░░░░░ it Meyers Yeah COLLINS ░░░░░░░░ mean Trump obviously is ░░░░░░░░ huge fan of his ░░░░░░░░ publicly praises him I ░░░░░░░░ they feel like it ░░░░░░░░ two planets kind of ░░░░░░░░ around each other Because ░░░░░░░░ in both of those ░░░░░░░░ it s one person ░░░░░░░░ is the disrupter and ░░░░░░░░ of the whole staff ░░░░░░░░ operating around With Elon ░░░░░░░░ in the picture it ░░░░░░░░ Elon Musk and Donald ░░░░░░░░ who are kind of ░░░░░░░░ that And I ve ░░░░░░░░ from officials who say ░░░░░░░░ don t fully know ░░░░░░░░ Elon Musk is doing ░░░░░░░░ you know He s ░░░░░░░░ reporting back to us ░░░░░░░░ so they re kind ░░░░░░░░ learning about it sometimes ░░░░░░░░ real time with the ░░░░░░░░ of us Meyers That ░░░░░░░░ healthy Laughter I feel ░░░░░░░░ that s the right ░░░░░░░░ If you like are ░░░░░░░░ the federal government you ░░░░░░░░ to kind of find ░░░░░░░░ from like news alerts ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ you have a Tesla ░░░░░░░░ No, no.”