The once-strained relationship between Elon Musk and Donald Trump has healed to the purpose that the Tesla CEO mentioned Monday he’s prepared to be part of Trump’s cupboard, if the Republican presidential nominee is elected in November.
Trump introduced up the concept of Musk serving in his cupboard Monday in an interview with Reuters. Requested if he would take into account naming Musk to a cupboard job or an advisory position, Trump mentioned “He’s a really sensible man. I definitely would, if he would do it, I definitely would. He’s an excellent man.”
Musk replied on X inside hours, posting, “I’m prepared to serve.” Musk’s sincerity in that assertion, although, was undermined by the picture he connected to it – an AI-created image of him at a podium labeled “Division of Authorities Effectivity (D.O.G.E.).” (Musk has lengthy been a backer of the Dogecoin meme crypto.)
Musk endorsed Trump for president after the candidate survived an assassination try and lately interviewed him on the social media platform. There have been stories that Musk had dedicated $45 million monthly to a Tremendous PAC supporting Trump, however Musk later denied making that pledge.
The potential for Musk as a member of the cupboard or an advisor is a considerable change in pondering from the place Musk and Trump stood simply two years in the past.
In July of 2022, Trump referred to as Musk a “bullsh*t artist” after Musk mentioned he was leaning in the direction of voting for Ron DeSantis. Musk fired again on X that “It’s time for Trump to hold up his hat and sail into the sundown,” later including “Trump could be 82 at finish of time period, which is just too previous to be chief government of something, not to mention the US of America.”
Musk had additionally beforehand criticized Trump, calling him a “bull in a china store”
