Elon Musk tries to stick to spaceships

Elon Musk’s interview with CBS Sunday Morning seemed to get off to an awkward start, as reporter David Pogue asked the SpaceX CEO about his thoughts on his ally Donald Trump’s policies, including growing restrictions on international students. “I think we want to stick to the subject of the day, which is, like, spaceships, as opposed to, you know, presidential policy,” Musk said. Pogue looked surprised, replying, “Oh, okay, I was told, ‘Anything’s good.’” “No,” Musk said, while looking into the distance. “Well … no.” He did, however, comment on the controversy around his Department of Government Efficiency, which has been making aggressive cuts across federal agencies, and which Musk complained had become “the whipping boy for everything.” “If there was some cut, real or imagined, everyone would blame DOGE,” he said. Musk also suggested that he’s “a little stuck in a bind” when it comes to the Trump administration, where “I don’t want to speak out against the administration, but ... Read full article.