Trump says Elon Musk’s $10 million settlement over Twitter suit was ‘a big discount’

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk with his son X Æ A-Xii and President Trump in the Oval Office on Feb. 11, 2025. Musk has been tapped by President Donald Trump to lead federal cost-cutting efforts. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

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President Trump said Elon Musk paying $10 million to settle a lawsuit the president brought against the social media site Musk now owns was “a big discount.”

Speaking to Fox News host Sean Hannity in a pre-taped interview on Tuesday night, Trump said he hoped for a larger payout.

“It’s very low. I was

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