Trump said: "You know, we must protect Thomas Edison. We must protect all these people. They invented light bulbs, wheels and all these things. He is one of our very smart people, and we should cherish these people. "
Musk himself said in an interview in 2008 that Edison and nikola tesla were his idols, but he preferred Edison.
Trump's comments on Musk came at a time when Tesla's share price has soared recently. Since late September last year, Tesla's share price has more than doubled, reaching a record high, and its market value has exceeded $654.38+000 billion.
Tesla's share price soared after the unexpected profit was announced in the third quarter earnings report of June 65438+ 10 last year. Previously, the price of this stock was only more than 250 dollars.
A privatization tweet by Musk in August 20 18 caused an uproar. In the following 16 months, Tesla's share price once fell to a three-year low of less than 177.
Trump recalled these difficult times of Tesla in an interview on Wednesday. He said: "Back a year ago, they were talking about the end of this company. Now all of a sudden, they start talking about these great things. "
Trump also told Musk's Space Exploration Technology Company (Space? X) I am surprised by the achievements of recoverable rocket technology.
Trump said: "I talked to him recently. He is making a rocket. He likes rockets. By the way, he is good at rockets. I've never seen an engine land automatically. Nothing can land without wings. I said I've never seen this before. "
Electrical experts learned that Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas (Adam? Jonas also spoke highly of Tesla CEO Musk on Tuesday, praising him as a super genius who combines Edison and Ford, and everything he has done is changing the world.
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