'A Pretty Big One': CNN Confronts Trump Backer On Elon Musk's 'Conflict Of Interest'
Gov. Chris Sununu (R-NH) dismissed billionaire Elon Musk's influence with President-elect Donald Trump despite his government contracts by insisting "everyone has a conflict of interest."
During a Sunday interview with CNN, Sununu praised Trump for taking advice from billionaires.
"And he has outsiders, and in as much as people say, well, Elon is a billionaire outsider first, I don't mind that they're billionaires," the Republican governor explained.
CNN host Dana Bash interrupted: "One of the criticisms and the concerns is that he has billions of dollars tied up in Government contracts, you don't see a conflict of interest here?"
"Everyone has a conflict of interest," Sununu argued.
"But that's like a pretty big one," Bash pressed.
"The guy's worth 450 billion as of today, you know today in this month," Sununu replied. "So, I don't think he's doing it for the money."
"So I like the fact that he's, in a way, he's so rich."