Musk confirmed that some Doge employees are federal employees, even though the agency is not officially a part of the US federal government, APA reports citing BBC.
When Hannity asks Trump how he feels to be so close to the richest man in the world, the group laughs off the joke about the relatively lesser wealth of Trump - himself a real estate mogul.
"I tried to find somebody smarter than him, but I couldn't," Trump responds.
The two then praise Trump's cabinet picks, and say they will work as a group to enact Trump's sweeping executive orders.
Musk says their goal is to "restore the will of the people through the president".