If Donald Trump is anywhere, Elon Musk is not far away. Since Donald Trump's re-election to the White House, the richest man in the world has spent his time in the close entourage of the next American president. Proof of this is, again, Tuesday November 19 with the launch of SpaceX.
Under the eyes of Donald Trump, Elon Musk's company took off its Starship megarocket from its base in Texas, but had to give up trying to catch its first stage with mechanical arms, failing in this complex maneuver that it had nevertheless successful last month. The president-elect arrived wearing his iconic red cap, and Elon Musk said to himself “honoré” of his presence.
The two billionaires thus displayed their new closeness and their common interest in the conquest of space… at the risk of annoying Donald Trump's political entourage. Since November 5 and the victory of the Republican candidate against Kamala Harris, they have been together: Elon Musk practically lives at Mar-a-Lago, the Trump residence in Florida.
Other examples: when Donald Trump goes to meet Joe Biden at the White House, Elon Musk goes golfing in Washington, they sit side by side for an MMA evening in New York, share burgers and fries McDonald's in a private jet or even attending interviews with future executives of the Trump administration…
During his victory speech on the evening of the presidential election, Donald Trump then gave the controversial entrepreneur a “I love you, Elon, this is awesome“. The boss of Tesla, SpaceX and
Donald Trump praises Elon Musk after declaring victory
“He really is a genius.” After claiming his victory in Florida, Donald Trump praised the boss of Tesla and the social network X, Elon Musk.
(franceinfo)
An omnipresence which seems to delight the Trump clan: some whisper that it is called “Uncle Elon“, even inviting him to the family photo with his four-year-old son. But this new aura displeases some close to the president-elect who find that his role even goes beyond that of the two officially appointed leaders of the transition team. The tone reportedly rose last week with one of them regarding the appointments of new members of the Trump administration, according to Axios.
The news site claims that Elon Musk criticized Boris Epshteyn “for leaking important information about the transition to the press in the run-up to Trump's inauguration“, before the tone rose between the two men. “Total absurdity“, denounces the president-elect's team in the tabloid New York Post, support of the new president: “The two have already worked very well together and are both committed to helping President Trump make America great again“.
The fact remains that “DOGE”, the Ministry of Government Efficiency, its official title at the White House, continues its path in the mysteries of American power: Elon Musk thus participated in phone calls with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelensky. He met the Argentinian Javier Milei in Florida and lobbied Trump and his X network for his relatives to be part of the future administration, like him. Definitely, Elon Musk is the most powerful private citizen in the United States.
