Musk has also sat in with the president-elect during phone calls with a number of world leaders, including Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine.
Musk was photographed posing with his son, X, alongside the Trump family on election night and out on the golf course in the days afterwards.
Linda McMahon, a member of Donald Trump’s transition team, and Elon Musk listen as Trump speaks during an America First Policy Institute gala at his Mar-a-Lago estate on Thursday.Credit: AP
Kai Trump, the president-elect’s 17-year-old niece, captioned the latter photo: “Elon achieving uncle status.” Musk later responded to a comment on social media by saying: “I’m happy to be the first buddy!”
The president-elect announced on Tuesday that Musk would head up a department of government efficiency asked to strip back government spending.
Trump’s comments about Musk came during a summit of the Conservative Political Action Conference, where he was joined by Argentine President Javier Milei.
The Telegraph, London
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