The full quote attributed to Leavitt was: "They want you to panic, but Trump wants you to remember Jesus didn't have electricity either, and he did just fine." (@BraddrofliT on X) The claim that Leavitt said these words appeared in posts on social media platforms including X (archived),

Well, first of all, Elon Musk is a once in a generation business leader. He is an entrepreneur, and he serves as a great ally and a friend to the president. And I think Elon Musk also has a little bit of common sense.