Trump has hailed his billionaire best friend as a 'new star'. But it certainly wasn't love at first sight. Was Musk really what Donald Trump needed to help him to take victory, and what role will he play in a Trump administration?
President of the United States Donald Trump spent several minutes during his victory speech praising his billionaire backer and high-profile ally Elon Musk , stating that "a star is born".
offering $1 million every day to people in swing states who sign an online petition in support of the US Constitution.It seems like a match made in heaven — for each other, at least. "Let me tell you, we have a new star. He's a super genius. We have to protect our geniuses. We don't have that many of them," Trump said.Some may argue that the bromance between Trump and Musk began after Musk's acquisition of then-Twitter in 2022 for $44 billion, now known as X.
In July, for example, he shared a video, generated with artificial intelligence and manipulating Vice President Harris' voice, in which Harris, the daughter of a Jamaican father and Indian mother, described herself as the "ultimate diversity hire" and criticised President Joe Biden.Just two months later, after Trump survived an assassination attempt in Pennslyvania, Musk formally endorsed Trump for the president of the United States.
The complaint filed in a court in the city of Austin says the Tesla boss falsely induced voters to sign by claiming they would choose winners randomly, though they were predetermined. The two men, however, are not completely in sync: Trump has said he won't let California require all vehicles in the state go electric in a decade, but Musk runs the world's most valuable EV company.
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