Former President Donald Trump plans to offer a job to his billionaire buddy Elon Musk if elected, Reuters reported on Monday.

His announcement followed a campaign event in York, Pennsylvania, where Reuters asked Trump about the $7,500 tax credit for electric vehicles . Trump said he would consider terminating it, and also be open to assigning a cabinet or advisory role to Musk, the Tesla Motors co-founder and CEO.

Hes a very smart guy. I certainly would, if he would do it, I certainly would. Hes a brilliant guy, Trump said.

Trumps recent plans align with a two-hour interaction between the two billionaires last week on Musks social media platform.

I think it would be great to just have a government efficiency commission that takes a look at these things and just ensures that taxpayer money...is spent in a good way, Musk told Trump. Id be happy to help out on such a commission.

The purpose of the suggested commission would be to cut government spending.

Youre the greatest cutter, Trump told Musk during their conversation last week. I mean, I look at what you do. You walk in, you just say: You want to quit? They go on strike I wont mention the name of the company but they go on strike. And you say: Thats okay, youre all gone.

(Musk has laid off a majority of workers at Twitter since taking over. In response to complaints about poor workplace conditions in 2022, he also gave workers an ultimatum : working long hours at high intensity or accepting three months of severance pay.)

While the two have had a bumpy relationship , the tides have seemingly shifted. On Thursday, Trump posted a deepfake video on X showing him and Musk dancing . Before that, Musk, who has previously criticized Trump and was briefly a member of Trumps economic advisory team during his first term, endorsed him last month following the assassination attempt on Trump.