Donald Trump bungled Elon Musk’s name once again on Monday.
The president accidentally referred to the tech billionaire as “Leon.”
Fox News aired the gaffe.
It came as Trump signed an executive order to create a sovereign wealth fund and as he fielded a question on why Musk (who is leading the non-official Department of Government Efficiency’s drive to cut public spending) should have access to Treasury Department payment systems.
Musk is a “very talented guy from the standpoint of management and costs” and his team is finding “tremendous amounts of waste” and “bad spending,” claimed Trump.
“Leon,” Trump then said, before quickly correcting himself.
“Elon can’t do and won’t do anything without our approval and we’ll give him the approval where appropriate,” he continued.
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Trump referred to Musk as “Leon” during a campaign speech in Wisconsin in September 2024, when he didn’t correct himself.
That moment prompted widespread mockery on social media.
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