Sina US Stock Exchange News Beijing time 23 news, US President Donald Trump said in an interview with US financial media CNBC on Wednesday.TeslaFounder Elon Musk is one of the "great geniuses" in the world and compares him to Thomas Edison, a famous American inventor.

Trump said in an interview that Musk is "one of our great geniuses, and we have to protect our geniuses."

"you know, we have to protect Thomas Edison, we have to protect all these people, they invented the light bulb, the wheel and all these things," Trump said. He is one of our very smart people, and we should cherish these people. "

Musk himself said in an interview in 2008 that Edison and Nikolai Tesla, Inc. were both his idols, but he preferred Edison.

Mr Trump's comments on Mr Musk come amid a recent surge in Tesla, Inc. 's share price, which has more than doubled since late September and hit an all-time high with a market capitalisation of more than $100 billion.

Tesla, Inc. 's shares soared after it announced unexpected profits in its third-quarter results last October. The stock had previously traded at just over $250.

Tesla, Inc. shares fell to a three-year low of less than $177in the 16 months after Mr Musk caused an uproar in a private tweet in August 2018.

Trump recalled Tesla, Inc. 's difficult times in an interview on Wednesday. "A year back, they are talking about the end of the company," he said. Now suddenly, they are talking about these great things. "

Trump also marveled at the achievements of Musk's space exploration technology company (Space X) in recyclable rocket technology.

"I talked to him recently and he's building rockets," Trump said. He likes rockets. By the way, he is good at rockets. I've never seen the engine land automatically, without wings, without anything. I said I had never seen this before. "