Trump Praises Musk Online, Announces Joint Press Conference

5 weeks ago U.S. President Donald Trump praised Elon Musk on Thursday and said he will hold a press conference with the billionaire, whose tenure in the administration is ending, on Friday at 1:30 p.m. EST in the Oval Office.

"This will be his last day, but not really, because he will, always, be with us, helping all the way," Trump said in a post on Truth Social. "Elon is terrific!"

Musk announced he was stepping down from his White House stint on Wednesday.