1 week Ago By Housnia Shams
Billionaire Elon Musk is exerting significant influence on Donald Trump’s presidential transition, including offering input on staffing decisions, US media reports say. The Tesla CEO has spent nearly every day with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida since the Republican won the election last week, CNN reported. Musk appeared in Trump's family photo on election night.
He was also seen dining with Melania Trump and spent time with Trump’s family at his golf course over the weekend. Trump and family dined on TV dinner on election night inside Mar-a-Lago Inside Elon Musk's relationship with son X as he gets close with Trump family Last week, Trump put Musk on the line with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Trump reportedly handed his phone over to Musk and the Ukrainian president thanked the SpaceX owner for assisting his country with access to the Starlink satellite internet platform.
Trump has mused that Musk could have a formal role in his administration that focuses on government efficiency, raising questions about potential conflicts of interest given SpaceX’s lucrative government contracts. On Sunday, Musk endorsed Florida Senator Rick Scott in the Republican Senate leadership race. During his victory speech last week, Trump praised the Tesla CEO.
“We have to protect our geniuses, we don’t have that many of them,” he said. Musk donated nearly $119 million to a political action committee he set up to support Trump’s presidential run. CNN guest Ana Navarro brands ‘weird’ Elon Musk the ‘First Lady’ after viral pic Kai Trump golfs with grandpa Donald Trump and 'uncle' Elon Musk after MAGA win Elon Musk claps back with brutal roast after SNL's Donald Trump jab Dad, we are so proud of you! pic.
twitter.com/GyNqBviT4i — Tiffany Ariana Trump (@TiffanyATrump) November 6, 2024 He also joined Trump during several of his rallies. In a speech at a rally in Butler last month, Musk described Trump as the only candidate “to preserve democracy in America.
” His investment seemed to have paid off. Musk’s net worth rose by more than $15 billion after the election. Shares of his electric car company Tesla surged by 15 percent, increasing Musk's stake in the company by $15 billion, according to Forbes.
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