08:44 AM EDT, 07/01/2025 (MT Newswires) -- President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House on Tuesday that he would look into deporting Tesla (TSLA) Chief Executive Elon Musk, according to media reports.

"I don't know," Trump said when asked if he would deport the South African-born CEO who's a US citizen, adding that "we'll have to take a look," the reports said.

Shares of the electric carmaker were 6% lower in recent premarket activity.