If there’s one thing former president Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk have in common its that they’re going to tell you like it is.
And Musk’s no-nonsense business approach that leads one of the world’s biggest financial gurus to believe it could land him a spot on Trump’s potential presidential cabinet.
At least that’s his hope and wish.
“Shark Tank” investor and O’Leary Ventures Chairman Kevin O’Leary believes Musk would be a valuable asset to Trump’s team should he be elected.
During an appearance on “The Big Money Show” on Fox last week, O’Leary speculated why Musk would be good for America.
“I am a huge fan of Elon Musk,” O’Leary said.
“Full disclosure, my son works for him and loves his job at Tesla. And I think that [Elon]’s a modern-day Bruce Wayne,” he continued. “If he got involved with government, it would be a good thing for everybody in America.”
O’Leary’s comments were in reaction to Musk’s interview with former President Trump on X last week.
Musk spent roughly two hours talking to the former president Monday night on Trump’s X “Space.”
“The guy’s a no B.S. guy. He’s very transparent and he really knows what he’s doing,” O’Leary further praised Musk. “He has executional skills. You may not like him, you may not like his communication styles, but look at what he’s accomplished.”
“If we could get more Elon Musks in the government, this country would not be in this situation it’s in, divided so much,” he added.
During the interview, O’Leary also took the time to critique Kamala Harris’ VP pick, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, and his fiscal and economic history.
A history the O’Leary was bearish about.
“I didn’t know anything about the VP candidate, Tim. And so I did some digging last week,” he said. “He is not a good manager. If you look at his stewardship of his state, Minnesota, it’s been not good.”
“Look, people say, ‘Oh, you’re partisan, you’re partisan.’ No, I’m not. I’m looking at the track record of an individual who came into a state and wiped out job creation,” O’Leary continued. “He wiped out job creation in professional, in manufacturing, in accounting. In every subcategory you look at, those jobs moved to South Dakota, North Dakota.”
O’Leary also pointed out that South Dakota’s job rate is allegedly four times higher than Walz’s home state of Minnesota.
“Minnesota only creates jobs in services that are funded by the government: health care, social services. Every other sector’s in decline. He’s also added a surcharge of 1%, 100 basis points, on top of 9.8% taxes on individuals that are retiring. And of course, they’re leaving the state in droves,” O’Leary said.