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Donald Trump speaks out on possibility of Elon Musk becoming 'president of USA'

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Published 16:01 23 Dec 2024 GMT

Donald Trump speaks out on possibility of Elon Musk becoming 'president of USA'

Elon Musk publicly supported Donald Trump during his Presidential campaign

Kya Buller

Kya Buller

The forthcoming President of the United States, Donald Trump, has weighed in on rumours that the Tesla CEO and owner of X (formerly Twitter) may one day be in office.

Trump won the latest U.S. election by a landslide, beating Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and was publicly supported by Musk.

During his campaign trail, Musk appeared to back him, and following his win, he wrote on X: "The people of America gave @realDonaldTrump a crystal clear mandate for change tonight."

The BBC reported: "As one of the president-elect's most important backers, the tech billionaire donated more than $119m (£92m) to fund a Super PAC aimed at re-electing Trump."

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Elon Musk publicly supports Donald Trump (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Elon Musk publicly supports Donald Trump (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Trump then created an advisory commission called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and appointed Musk in the role.

The dynamic between the two has led some people to quip that Musk, the richest man in the world, is actually running the show - or will be next in line for the Presidency.

Speaking at Americafest, Trump addressed the rumours.

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He said: "No, he's not taking the presidency. I love having smart people…No, no, that's that happening. But Elon's done an amazing job. Isn't it nice to have smart people that we could rely on?"

Trump rejected the idea that Musk will one day be the President (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)
Trump rejected the idea that Musk will one day be the President (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)

Trump then praised Musk for contributing towards his campaign, and his creation of SpaceX.

He continued: "No [Musk is] not going to be president, that I can tell you," Trump repeated. "I'm safe. You know why? He wasn't born in this country. Ha, Ha."

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Musk's affiliation with the Republican party seems to be revealing the political affiliation of some stars.

Some of the A listers who have spoken out in support of Trump include Caitlyn Jenner, Kanye West, Dr Phil, and there are also those who have vowed to leave Trump's America.

But perhaps more surprising is that another supporter may in fact be Nick Jonas.

Tesla Owners Silicon Valley X account tweeted: "Wait.... everyone thought Elon Musk was destroying the Brand of @Tesla and he shouldn't be involved in politics. Tesla is up 100% since Donald Trump won!"

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Musk replied with a GIF of two out of three Jonas Brothers members moving a table and wrote: "My, how the tables have turned!"

Nick Jonas himself then weighed in, replying with a photo of Musk and the sentence: "Take us to the Year 3000!"

The now viral tweet gained a lot of criticism.

One person responded: "tweeting at elon musk is definitely a choice."

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A second said: "is this a trump post?! @priyankachopra get your man."

A third added: "i know it’s hard for you guys to comprehend but rich people don’t care about us; even nick jonas."

Featured Image Credit: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Topics: Donald Trump, Politics, US News

Kya Buller
Kya Buller

Kya is a Journalist at Tyla. She loves covering issues surrounding identity, gender, sex and relationships, and mental health. Contact: [email protected]

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