By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2025-01-07 10:40:36 | Updated at 2025-01-10 11:48:50
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Sources close to Melania Trump have revealed what the soon-to-be First Lady really thinks of her husband's 'bromance' with billionaire Elon Musk.
Melania is reportedly unbothered by the increasing amount of time Musk has spent at her Mar-A-Lago home in West Palm Beach since November's election.
It is understood she views Trump's relationship with the tech billionaire as a 'net positive' and one insider expects the incoming First Lady might find her own ways to partner up with the Tesla owner.
Speaking to People one source in Palm Beach went as far to claim that Melania will be happy to have a 'babysitter' for her husband adding that she makes the best of things she can't control.
The source said: 'Melania has her own life and isn't bothered by political dealings her husband has with others. But so far, she has no issues with Musk.'
Another source added that the 54-year-old tends to stay out of her husband's political dealings.
This is despite their Mar-a-Lago estate becoming a base for prominent Republican politicians during and after the campaign - with Trump hosting multiple rallies there.
A source said: 'For the most part, she is not involved with subjects her husband is discussing with Musk or anyone else hanging around him. Right now, Trump has a lot of people wanting things from him. She is all too aware of that.'
Melania Trump greets Elon Musk at a New York rally in October 2024. Melania is reportedly unbothered by the increasing amount of time Musk has spent at her Mar-A-Lago home in West Palm Beach since November's election
Elon Musk embraces President-elect Trump at a test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on November 19, 2024. It is understood she views Trump's relationship with the tech billionaire as a 'net positive'
Melania in Mar-a-Lago in November 2024. Speaking to People one source in Palm Beach went as far to claim that Melania will be happy to have a 'babysitter' for her husband adding that she makes the best of things she can't control
It has also been claimed that Melania will likely be looking for her own ways to collaborate with Musk on issues with their own relationship being described as 'smooth up to this point'.
During her previous tenure as First Lady, Melania fronted the Be Best campaign which advocated for action to be taken to protect young Americans from cyberbullying.
Since October 2022, Musk has owned X, formerly Twitter, which is one of the world's leading social media sites meaning Musk could provide expertise on how to monitor behavior online.
Since Trump's landslide victory on November 5, Musk has become an almost omnipresent figure at Mar-a-Lago and the Space X owner even spent Thanksgiving at the estate.
In December, it was rumored that Musk was eyeing up a $100m penthouse just a short seven minute drive from Trump's home.
This is a rumor Musk has since denied.
It has also been claimed that Melania will likely be looking for her own ways to collaborate with Musk on issues with their own relationship being described as 'smooth up to this point'
Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate. Since Trump's landslide victory on November 5, Musk has become an almost omnipresent figure at his West Palme Beach home
Musk is expected to play a key role in Trump's incoming administration.
He is going to head the brand new Department of Government Efficiency, or 'Doge' for short, alongside former Republican Presidential Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.
Although it has 'department' in its name it is not an official US government department.
Instead Doge will advise Trump's White House on how to cut costs to make the government smaller.
