Inside Trump and Musk’s controversial bromance: ‘They are having a blast’ | EUROtoday

President-elect Donald Trump and fellow billionaire Elon Musk are “having a blast” collectively as they put together to take the levers of the federal authorities come January.

Musk has taken half in calls with world leaders, he’s had meals with the Trump household and he has been a continuing presence over the last two weeks as Trump begins to place collectively his subsequent administration.

Others near the incoming president have been shocked on the shut relationship that seems to have developed between Trump and the world’s richest individual.

On Tuesday, Trump accompanied Musk to a SpaceX launch in Brownsville, Texas. Also in attendance was Tennessee Senator Bill Hagerty, a potential choose to be Trump’s Treasury secretary, based on Politico.

But Musk’s affect seems to have its limits. He pushed for transition co-chair Howard Lutnick to go Treasury, however Lutnick was nominated to guide the Commerce Department. Musk additionally advocated for Florida Senator Rick Scott to be the brand new Senate Republican Leader, however the Senate GOP selected South Dakota’s John Thune as an alternative.

But the nomination of Brendan Carr to chair the Federal Communications Commission seems to be in keeping with Musk’s needs. Carr and Musk have boosted one another on social media and Carr’s beliefs appear to match Musk’s.

Carr might now have an effect on Trump administration coverage in a manner which will profit Musk, together with his satellite tv for pc broadband service Starlink probably being handed additional contracts and subsidies.

Attending a UFC combat final weekend, Musk spoke to Donald Trump Jr. and others throughout the flight there.

“I got off the plane, and I was like, I wish we were going 20 times further,” Trump Jr. advised Charlie Kirk on Real America’s Voice. “I wish we were there for 20 hours because it was one of the most fascinating conversations I’ve ever had. The level of genius — you can’t even comprehend it. You throw out questions, and I just want to listen.”

Trump has ignored complaints from aides about Musk’s presence and he has accepted conduct by the billionaire that he could not have with others, Politico famous.

In simply the final week, Trump and Musk had been collectively in Texas, Washington, D.C., they usually sang collectively at Mar-a-Lago.

Musk and his son joined a Trump household photograph on election night time, and Trump’s granddaughter has stated that Musk has achieved “uncle status.”

The president-elect has joked about not figuring out when Musk goes to depart.

“Elon, like President Trump, doesn’t give a s*** about what people think about him, and President Trump finds that refreshing,” an individual who has seen them collectively advised Politico. “Elon is probably the only other man in the world who can truly relate to President Trump.”

One individual near the president-elect stated of Musk: “There aren’t any larger problems than being the President of the United States. And so I think he’s fascinated with solving problems, and this gives him a front-row seat in helping solve problems that you otherwise would never be faced with.”

Last week, it was introduced that Musk could be main the brand new Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, alongside 2024 GOP main candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. The division title is a reference to a cryptocurrency, Dogecoin, beforehand pushed by Musk.

A Mar-a-Lago member advised Politico: “It’s a bromance and they are having a blast.”

Musk has grown in stature in Trump’s internal circle to changing into Trump’s closest confidant, based on the New York Post. Trump has been talking to Musk about shut to each cupboard choose, the paper reported.

“Elon weighs in with an opinion that he’s largely formed from conversations from people he’s newly met, but he’s comfortable with Trump being the lone decider,” one supply advised the Post.

“Anyone who has seen the two or been in the room with the two knows there’s no competition in how Trump is treating Elon versus everyone else,” they stated.

There’s “not even a close second,” the supply added.

“I really enjoy spending time with President @realDonaldTrump. My direct experience is that he is a great guy with an excellent sense of humor. Haven’t seen him do one bad thing even once,” Musk wrote on X. “To be clear, while I have offered my opinion on some cabinet candidates, many selections occur without my knowledge and decisions are 100% that of the President.”