After Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump said he might consider offering Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk an advisory role in his administration, Musk responded with a message on X, its own social network: “I’m ready to serve.”
A message accompanied by a picture of Elon Musk standing in front of a podium with the inscription “Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)”. The acronym is a nod to Dogecoin, the popular cryptocurrency born from a meme in 2013.
I am willing to serve pic.twitter.com/BJhGbcA2e0
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) 20 August 2024
This response from the head of the social network X therefore follows Donald Trump’s statements on Monday 19 August. The former president of the United States, who is once again in the race for the White House, indicated that if elected, he would consider appointing Elon Musk to a ministerial post or an advisory role in its administration.
Donald Trump’s words after he criticized the $7,500 tax credit for the purchase of electric cars. He suggested that he might abolish this measure if he succeeded in returning to Washington.
“Tax deductions and tax incentives are generally not a very good thing”declared Donald Trump after a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. Asked specifically about the possibility of naming Elon Musk to a specific role in his administration, the Republican candidate was unequivocal: “ He is a very intelligent man. I would definitely if he wanted to. He is a brilliant man.”.
At a press conference, Donald Trump stated: “I respect Elon Musk a lot and he respects me. Like me, he believes that this country has great problems and is in great danger. » According to the two men, they met in March last year The Wall Street Journal and have since spoken regularly on the phone.
In early August, Elon Musk interviewed the former US president live on the social network The Wall Street Journal revealed on July 15 that Elon Musk, also a billionaire, planned to fund Donald Trump’s campaign to the tune of $45 million (or a little more than €41 million) per month.
Image credit: capture account X Elon Musk (illustrative photo)
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