In the United States, Elon Musk has established himself as a key player in political life and is expected to gain even more power with the arrival of Donald Trump at the White House in around twenty days.
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From our correspondent in New York,
The Tesla boss is more involved than ever in American politics, to the point that he rented a chalet at the residence of Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago. A way for the Tesla boss to have easy access to the elected president. He is at all the dinners and all the meetings. We know that he participated, and still participates, in the process of appointing members of the presidential cabinet.
And it’s already been several months sinceElon Musk has established himself in Donald Trump’s inner circle. First by becoming its biggest donor: he disbursed more than 270 million dollars and he even gave his time since he appeared several times alongside Donald Trump during meetings. He traveled across Pennsylvania, one of the key states, by bus to mobilize voters.
He played a crucial role in the victory of Donald Trump who entrusted him with a mission in his team, that of cutting unnecessary government spending.
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Musk also interferes in European politics
The multi-billionaire does not hesitate to give his opinion on the governments or elections of other states. In recent months, he has entered the political debate in Britain, saying he is ready to donate $100 million to Nigel Farage’s populist party.
He also brought his support for the German far-right party AfD and criticized current Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Yesterday the German government accused Elon Musk to try to influence the elections scheduled for February.
Falling out with the Trumpists
Whether internationally or locally, this influence does not necessarily sit well with the Trump camp. For example, two weeks ago, Elon Musk derailed the budget deal, throwing Congress into chaos and on the verge of shutdown.
In recent days, he alienated the Trumpists the most conservative in defending the visa program for skilled workers. A program that Donald Trump had largely limited during his first term, but now seems to defend this time. Many see this as Elon Musk’s effect on the president. And some close allies did not hesitate to make it known that they did not see this situation favorably.
With 200 million subscribers on X and 450 billion dollars in the bank, never before has such a powerful man had so much influence with an American president and around the world.
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