Tech billionaire Elon Musk is diving even deeper into the world of politics after Donald Trump’s election win, cosying up to the president-elect and offering him input on key administration hires, according to US media reports.
Musk, who donated $119m to a pro-Trump political action committee and aggressively campaigned for the Republican, has made near-daily visits to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida since Election Day on Tuesday, spending time with the president-elect and his family, CNN reported.
Kai Trump, Donald Trump’s granddaughter, posted a photo of herself with Musk and his child on social media, joking that the billionaire was “achieving uncle status”.
Elon achieving uncle status 😂 pic.twitter.com/vufSffziZN
— Kai Trump (@KaiTrumpGolfs) November 10, 2024
Musk is making his voice heard on important staffing deliberations, according to CNN, while using the X social media platform, which he owns, to promote his political vision.
“He definitely inserts himself all the time. That’s his style,” tech journalist Kara …