By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2024-11-20 07:58:21 | Updated at 2024-11-23 18:49:24
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A Tesla Cybertruck has been spotted in Donald Trump's motorcade as he made his way to the SpaceX Starship launch in Texas.
The president-elect attended Elon Musk's launch on Tuesday where he was given a special tour of the space base.
Trump was seen tuning in intently with a MAGA hat secured on his head as the Tesla billionaire explained how his rockets work before watching the largest in his fleet take off on the horizon.
The Brownsville visit came as Trump continues to fill the top roles in his administration.
He he was joined by Republican Senators Ted Cruz, Bill Haggerty, Kevin Cramer and Rep. Ronny Jackson.
Musk has pumped billions into the Starship rocket system to get it into orbit for the first time, this launch was its sixth of its Starship rocket and the largest ever made.
'I'm heading to the Great State of Texas to watch the launch of the largest object every to be elevated, not only to Space, but simply by lifting off the ground,' Trump posted on social media before heading town to Southern Texas.
'Good luck to Elon Musk and the Great Patriots involved in this incredible project!'
In a video posted to X, Trump's motorcade was seen to be joined by a Tesla Cybertruck as the president-elect made his way to the SpaceX launch in Texas
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump looks on during a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket in Texas
President-elect Donald Trump greets Elon Musk as he arrives to attend a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on November 19, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas
The president-elect was also given an air tour around the launch site on his plane, Trump Force One, ahead of landing to watch the launch.
Trump and his 'First Buddy' Musk have remained seemingly inseparable over the last two weeks as the pair attended the UFC match together and Musk joined Trump for family meals and photos.
On election night, Musk and his young son, named X, joined the Trump family photo at the urging of Trump, and Trump’s granddaughter in the days after said that Musk had achieved 'uncle status', reported Politico.
A Trump-Vance transition spokesperson, Karoline Leavitt, told the outlet: 'Elon Musk and President Trump are great friends and brilliant leaders working together to Make America Great Again.
Elon Musk is a once in a generation businessman and our federal bureaucracy will certainly benefit from his ideas and efficiency.'
Trump had repeatedly mentioned Musk and his space-related feats on his campaign trail.
'Did you see the way that sucker landed today?' Trump said in early October. 'It only needs a new paint job. That's a lot cheaper than building a new one, right?'
At another October rally, he added: 'Elon is a great guy, he's one of our geniuses. We have to protect our geniuses, and we have to take care of our geniuses. There aren't too many of them.'
Trump repeatedly mentioned Musk and his space-related feats on the campaign trail. 'Did you see the way that sucker landed today?' Trump said in early October
He often spoke of how impressed he was with the companies engineering of rockets that could be caught after hurdling back to Earth.
Trump recently appointed Musk, along with entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, to lead his newly created Department of Government Efficiency.
'It's a bromance,' one Mar-a-Lago resort member who has seen the pair interact told Politico, 'And they are having a blast.'
