U.S. President Donald Trump publicly defended Elon Musk after a Gallup poll revealed that the Tesla CEO had the most negative image among 14 prominent public figures in the United States. “I don't know [if] that poll's accurate.

Elon Musk hit back at President Trump’s claim that he didn’t want to strip the mogul’s companies of his government subisidies. Trump seemingly extended an olive branch after the public falling out between the two by denying reports that he had it out for Musk.

Tesla's board approved a compensation package for Elon Musk worth about $29 billion in order to keep the chief executive focused on the company.