"He's got 80% super genius, and then 20% he's got some problems," Trump said of Musk. "I always liked him. I like him now. But he went off the reservation and he wished he didn't do it," Trump added. Trump told Jennings that Musk was "a man of common sense" and a "good man." He added that he was hopeful that Musk would not proceed with his plans to start a new political party and instead return to the GOP.