By Free Republic | Created at 2024-11-14 01:20:40 | Updated at 2024-11-22 00:28:11
1 week ago
Elon Musk may already be overstaying his welcome in Trump's orbit
NBC News ^ | Nov. 13, 2024 | Dasha Burns, David Ingram and Julie Tsirkin
Posted on 11/13/2024 5:17:02 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
Tech billionaire Elon Musk was handed a major win Tuesday evening when President-elect Donald Trump announced that the Tesla and SpaceX CEO would co-lead a new “Department of Government Efficiency” with Vivek Ramaswamy.
The announcement reinforces the closeness that Musk has managed to achieve with Trump, even after the election. But for some people in Trump’s orbit, Musk’s presence has felt overbearing.
Musk has been so aggressive in pushing his views about Trump’s second term that he’s stepping on the toes of Trump’s transition team and may be overstaying his welcome at Mar-a-Lago, according to two people familiar with the transition who have spent time at the Palm Beach, Florida, resort over the past week.
The sources said that Musk’s near-constant presence at Mar-a-Lago in the week since Election Day had begun to wear on people who’ve been in Trump’s inner circle longer than the tech billionaire and who see him as overstepping his role in the transition. The sources spoke on condition of anonymity because they’re not authorized to speak publicly.
“He’s behaving as if he’s a co-president and making sure everyone knows it,” one of the people said of Musk.
“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,” this person added.
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To: MinorityRepublican
HAHAHAHA NBC news as source!
2 posted on 11/13/2024 5:18:45 PM PST by Bobbyvotes (Congrats to Trump/Vance team. America has been saved. For a while at least. )
To: MinorityRepublican
When I hear any Media opine on anything, the exact opposite is true.
They are worthless, their reputations are shot from their open gaslighting, and a lot of the electorate is on to them.
May they all choke on their self-imposed putridity.
3 posted on 11/13/2024 5:19:22 PM PST by rlmorel ("A people that elect corrupt politicians are not victims...but accomplices." George Orwell)
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