Musk at Mar-a-Lago

Brian Stelter: “Elon Musk’s influence with Donald Trump is one of the biggest stories in media, tech and politics right now.”

“Musk has ‘loomed over; all the action at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club since Trump’s election night victory, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins reported last night. Musk has been dining with Trump on the patio, hanging out on the golf course, and, more importantly, ‘weighing in on staffing decisions, making clear his preference for certain roles.'”

“Musk has also been in the room when world leaders have phoned the president-elect…”

“Much of Musk’s immense wealth comes directly from the federal government, which has handed billions of dollars in contracts and subsidies to Tesla and SpaceX, raising the potential for enormous conflicts of interest as Musk helps Trump create winners and losers of his new administration. His ownership and clear support for Trump on X also raises concerns he will use the social platform to push political narratives that further his business interests, intertwining the US government and the world’s richest man like never before.”

Trump’s granddaughter Kai also posted a picture with “uncle” Elon on the golf course yesterday.