He had already shaken up the way politics was done during the 2016 campaign and during his first term.
Donald Trump has definitely broken the rules in recent weeks. Punchy and outrageous sentences, denigration of Kamala Harris, no dancing on YMCAskits at McDonald's or in a dumpster to mock his competitor and her supporters: the businessman, who hosted a reality TV show for a long time, deliberately kept the buzz going on social networks. The septuagenarian showed himself to be the most adept in mastering digital technology.
Winner by knockout on form, the boxer Trump also hit the mark on substance, his victory testifies to this, with his program: purchasing power, isolationism, fight against immigration, globalization and wokism…
Another personality, Elon Musk, played the social media and disruptive card in favor of the Republican candidate. The whimsical billionaire, defender of unlimited freedom of expression, did not hesitate to relay false information on the X network… of which he is the owner.
He flirted with buying votes by organizing, in swing statesa lottery allowing signatories of a conservative petition to win a million dollars.
Defender of minimal state intervention
Musk's thunderous entry into the campaign had nothing to compare with the celebrity endorsements that the Democrats lined up by the dozens, from Beyoncé to Leonardo DiCaprio. Elon Musk was not there to make up the numbers.
As proof, the richest man in the United States participated on Wednesday in the telephone exchange that Donald Trump had with Volodymyr Zelensky.
The president-elect also announced that he intended to appoint this defender of minimal state intervention to head a government efficiency commission with the objective of drastically reducing federal spending.
Paradoxically, his company SpaceX, which has become one of the major players in the space sector, depends largely on public orders. Another singularity is that the boss of Tesla, the world's leading manufacturer of electric cars, will have to put up with a president who is climate skeptic and who threatens customs duties against countries that are too commercially aggressive.
Donald and Elon are a pair, but for how long?
