THIS is the moment Donald Trump joked he “can’t get Elon Musk out of Mar-a-Lago” with the pair joined at the hip after the election.
The president-elect is not letting Musk get comfortable, joking in a speech on Thursday: “He [Musk] likes this place, I can’t get him out of here!”
C-SpanDonald Trump said he ‘can’t get’ Elon Musk out of his Mar-a-Lago home[/caption]
C-SpanTrump made the speech as Musk has been deeply involved with his early decisions[/caption]
ReutersThe jibe came after Trump made another jibe about Musk to House Republicans[/caption]
The Tesla CEO has spent “nearly every day” at Mar-a-Largo since November 5 and has weighed in on crucial decisions already made by Trump.
Trump’s latest jibe came at a donor event at his Palm Beach estate, but is not the first time he has raised Musk’s lingering presence.
He also told a meeting with House Republicans on Wednesday: “Elon won’t go home. I can’t get rid of him!”
Trump’s words were taken as a joke and he usually dotes over the “super genius”.
In his victory speech, Trump declared “a star is born, Elon [Musk]”.
But, there could be a serious undertone in Trump’s recent remarks.
He told the Republican bash that Musk would stay “at least until I don’t like him”.
He was reportedly back in Florida on Friday perusing the gift shop and teeing-off with Trump.
But not all Republicans are so sweet on Trump’s new best buddy. Two MAGA veterans complained that Musk had overstayed his welcome and was drawing too much power.
The pair told NBC: “He’s behaving as if he’s a co-President and making sure everyone knows it.
“And he’s sure taking lots of credit for the president’s victory. Bragging about America PAC and X to anyone who will listen.
“He’s trying to make President Trump feel indebted to him. And the president is indebted to no one.”
They added that Musk is present in almost every meeting Trump has attended, including some huge politically sensitive chats.
It raised eyebrows when Musk hopped on the call between Trump and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky amid rising tensions in Ukraine.
C-SpanMusk has been branded Trump’s ‘co-president’[/caption]
ReutersMusk attends the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) gala at Mar-A-Lago[/caption]
The surprise guest reportedly chimed in saying he would continue to supply Starlink satellites to Ukraine.
The anonymous sources point to this as an early sign of Musk’s creeping influence.
They complained that he “wants to be seen as having a say in everything.”
The SpaceX founder also followed Trump to Washington for his meeting with outgoing president Joe Biden.
The men have gotten so cosy that Trump’s granddaughter Kai has even started calling Musk “uncle Elon” in social media posts.
Musk has been air dropped into an unofficial White House role, where he will front Trump’s Department for Government Efficiency – nicknamed DOGE.
Musk’s criteria for people he will hire is: “high-IQ small-government revolutionaries willing to work 80+ hours per week”.
The entrepreneur, worth over $300billion, joked workers would go unpaid.
Following the impromptu job advert, Musk posted: “Indeed, this will be tedious work, make lots of enemies & compensation is zero,” and “What a great deal!” with a laughing emoji.
Trump’s man-of-the-moment will be joined by Vivek Ramaswamy as co-leader of DOGE.
The incoming president expects big things from the “wonderful Americans”.
He promised they will take an axe to bureaucracy and “slash” regulations as part of the “Save America” mission.
Despite some grumbles from within the party, others in Trump’s transition team are eager to sing Musk’s praises.
Trump-Vance spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt called the pair “great friends and brilliant leaders”, and labelled the tech guru as a “once in a generation business leader”.
Donald Trump’s top team so far…
In the days following his dominant Election Day victory, President-elect Donald Trump has begun carving out his future administration.
Here’s a list of Trump’s confirmed cabinet picks:
Susie Wiles – White House Chief of Staff
Stephen Miller – Deputy Chief of Staff
Bill McGinley – White House counsel
Tom Homan, ex-ICE acting director – “Border Czar”
Elise Stefanik, Republican New York representative – Ambassador to the United Nations
Lee Zeldin, former New York representative – Environmental Protection Agency administrator
Marco Rubio, Republican Florida senator – Secretary of State
Kristi Noem, Republican South Dakota governor – Homeland Security Secretary
Mike Huckabee, former Arkansas governor – Ambassador to Israel
John Ratcliffe, former Texas representative – CIA director
Pete Hegseth, US Army veteran – Secretary of Defense
Mike Waltz, Republican Florida representative – National Security Advisor
Steven Witkoff, real estate investor – Middle East envoy
Elon Musk & Vivek Ramaswamy – Department of Government Efficiency
Tim Scott, Republican South Carolina senator – Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee
Tulsi Gabbard, former Hawaii representative – Director of National Intelligence
Matt Gaetz, Republican Florida representative – Attorney General
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – Secretary of Health and Human Servies