After dodging interviews with outlets he perceived as unfriendly, Musk sat down with about a dozen mainstream news reporters in the West Wing’s Roosevelt Room to reflect on his time in the Trump administration — at one point comparing himself to an iconic religious figure.

We’re not saying Elon Musk has a high opinion of himself, but he just compared himself to the founder of a religion followed by hundreds of millions around the world… Yep, Musk just drew parallels between himself and Buddha when speaking about DOGE.