Even before his victory is officially announced, Donald Trump is already working on the aftermath. The Republican candidate, who should (in all likelihood) win the American presidential election, is already placing his pawns. Among his close advisors and supporters, a name has been coming up in recent weeks: Elon Musk.
The boss of Tesla, SpaceX and Neuralink has not yet spoken on the subject, but his political support for Donald Trump is no longer a shadow of a doubt. In the summer, he notably took a position for the Republican candidate against Harris. While Silicon Valley bosses are historically ardent defenders of Democratic ideas, Elon Musk has chosen to support the other camp.
What role for Elon Musk?
While the results are being refined by the minute, Donald Trump’s victory seems inevitable. The former president, who had already been the tenant of the White House between 2016 and 2020, will therefore have to compose his administration in the coming weeks.
If this Tuesday he said he was “delighted” to welcome Elon Musk under his wing, the two men have never yet specified what role each would play in this agreement. On his social network X, Elon Musk has already announced that he would like to help Donald Trump in the financial administration of the United States. According to Musk, a lot of public spending could be avoided, thus reducing the costs of the United States of America.
The end of the businessman?
Elon Musk is best known today for his work as a businessman. His ambitions and political positions only go back a few months, with a major shift to the right in a few weeks. Since becoming the official supporter of Donald Trump, Elon Musk has not hesitated to announce himself as a future member of the American administration.
But the start of this political career, which seems to please Elon Musk, can only be done by letting go. The CEO of SpaceX, Tesla,
This indeed represents two major problems. The first would be a question of schedule. It is humanly impossible to have two such busy schedules coexist. At the same time, this double game could be seen as an obvious conflict of interest.
How could a CEO of private companies, who enter into agreements with the State and live on subsidies from the latter, work for the administration without favoring his own companies? It is to avoid this risk of collusion between the political world and the business world that Elon Musk will have to give up his place on the board of directors of many companies, if however he really wishes to enter politics in the coming weeks .
