Trump spoke about Musk's request to appoint a close friend as head of NASA

American entrepreneur Elon Musk has asked his close friend to be appointed head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), US President Donald Trump said on July 6.

"Elon asked that one of his close friends be appointed to lead NASA. I thought his friend was a good specialist, but I was surprised that he turned out to be a staunch Democrat who had never supported Republicans before," he wrote on the Truth Social network.

The American leader suggested that Musk held the same views and considered it inappropriate to appoint his friend as head of management, given that NASA is closely linked to the entrepreneur's business.

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