Lara Trump says Americans 'ought to be kissing' Elon Musk's feet, Internet replies 'you first'

Lara Trump said that Americans 'ought to be kissing' Elon Musk's feet when asked what the tech billionaire had done to deserve 'rage and hatred'
PUBLISHED MAR 11, 2025
Lara Trump made the controversial statement involving Elon Musk during her recent interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity (Screengrab/Fox News and Getty Images)
Lara Trump made the controversial statement involving Elon Musk during her recent interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity (Screengrab/Fox News and Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law Lara Trump made a controversial statement on Monday, March 10, while talking to Fox News. 

She told host Sean Hannity that Americans "ought to be kissing the feet" of Tesla CEO Elon Musk when asked what the tech billionaire had done to deserve such a "level of rage and hatred," including death threats and vandalism of Tesla property, Mediaite reported.



 

Lara Trump says Americans 'ought to be kissing the feet of Elon Musk'

Replying to Sean Hannity's question, Lara Trump said, "Absolutely nothing, Sean, and that’s the crazy part. This is why the approval rating of the Democrat Party is somewhere around 31 percent. It’s why it’s no longer cool to be a Democrat. Everybody’s come over to the Republican Party because this stuff is just pure lunacy."

"Once upon a time, it used to be that there was a bipartisan goal of rooting out fraud, waste, and abuse," she added.

Lara Trump speaking during the 10X Ladies Conference Miami 2024 at JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort & Spa on August 16, 2024 in Aventura, Florida. (Photo by Ivan Apfel/Getty Images)
Lara Trump speaks during the 10X Ladies Conference Miami at JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort & Spa on August 16, 2024, in Aventura, Florida (Ivan Apfel/Getty Images)

Lara further continued that everybody could agree on that until the people who were rooting out the fraud, waste, and abuse were Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

She added that people are employing the same "attack him and take him down at all costs and any costs tactics" that they used against her father-in-law, per the outlet.

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 11: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk delivers remarks as he join U.S. President Donald Trump during an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on February 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump is to sign an executive order implementing the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE)
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk delivers remarks as he joins President Donald Trump during an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on February 11, 2025, in Washington, DC (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

"They’re attacking his character, they called him a Nazi, they’re going after his businesses, they’re vandalizing property, they’re doing any and everything they can to this man and it’s really horrific to see because, what is Elon getting for all of this?" she quipped.

Lara also told Hannity that, much like Donald Trump, Musk also did not need this job. She added that it is funny every time people on the left claim that Musk is enriching himself and his friends. 

Lara continued, "This guy is losing money because of what he’s doing, but he understands the importance of this moment. We cannot continue in perpetuity spending the way we are. We cannot survive as a country. So people ought to be kissing the feet of Elon Musk and Donald Trump for being the two people to actually do this."

"But these folks on the left are gonna continue down this path, and you know what? They’re gonna continue to lose the support of the American people. They ought to be ashamed of themselves," Lara concluded.

Lara Trump trolled after she says Americans 'ought to be kissing' Elon Musk's feet 

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - JULY 16: Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump speaks on stage on the second day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 16, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Delegates, politicians, and the Republican faithful are in Milwaukee for the annual convention, concluding with former President Donald Trump accepting his party's presidential nomination. The RNC takes place from July 15-18. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump speaks on stage on the second day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 16, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Many people on the internet took to X (formerly Twitter) to slam Lara Trump after she made a controversial statement about how Americans "ought to be kissing the feet of Elon Musk."

A user wrote on X, "You first," while another added, "My friend was in a wheelchair his whole life, but he got up to turn this off."

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One person stated, "She should first share a selfie kissing Elon's feet," while another remarked, "Go ahead, you do you, Temu singer."

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Someone else called it "cringe and unamerican," while another commented, "This lady is not okay upstairs!"

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One person asked, "TF? with those lips she should be able to cover that for all of us."

This article contains remarks made on the Internet by individual people and organizations. MEAWW cannot confirm them independently and does not support claims or opinions being made online.

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