Elon Musk’s mother describes the unique relationship between Trump and Elon

Maye Musk, the mother of Tesla and SpaceX patriarch Elon Musk, is revealing what she’s observed behind the scenes as her son prepares to play a major role in President-elect Donald Trump’s White House.

"Of course, I've seen them together, but very shortly. I live in New York, and they're in Mar-a-Lago or [a] SpaceX launch, and they just seem to be having fun. A lot of fun," Musk said during an appearance on "Varney & Co.," Tuesday.

"And it's nice for both of them to have fun, and [Elon] really respects him a lot and is really happy that there's a future for America now."

Shortly after Trump’s election victory, he announced that Elon and former Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy would be teaming up to lead the first-ever Department of Government Efficiency, now known as DOGE, aimed at cutting wasteful federal spending.

Musk and Ramaswamy noted in a Wall Street Journal op-ed that they have already been working with the Trump transition team to "hire a lean team of small-government crusaders, including some of the sharpest technical and legal minds in America."