Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk, left, and former U.S. President Donald Trump before a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S., Saturday, October 5, 2024.
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Musk Will meet with president-elect on Wednesday Donald Trump An adviser to Trump told NBC News it was his first meeting with the House Republican conference since the election in Washington, D.C. Trump and Musk Together they flew on Trump’s plane from Florida to the U.S. capital.
This development is the latest example Muskthis The world’s richest man As one of the biggest backers of Trump’s victorious campaign, he has grown in influence and influence over the trajectory of the future president.
this Tesla The SpaceX chief spent last week in Palm Beach, Florida, where Trump is forming his second administration from his resort, Mar-a-Lago. The New York Times stated that Musk was with Trump in almost every meeting report.
On Tuesday night, Trump announced that “the great Elon Musk” and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a company called “Ministry of Government Efficiency” which aims to “abolish government bureaucracy” and cut regulations.
Musk was quoted as saying in the announcement: “This will send shockwaves throughout the system and anyone involved in government waste, which is a lot of people!”
Wednesday’s meeting comes as Republicans are expected to take control not only of the White House, but also of the Senate.
Although NBC has yet to officially decide which party will control the House of Representatives in the next Congress, the Republicans appear more likely to retain their majority.
House Republicans are scheduled to hold leadership elections behind closed doors on Wednesday. They are expected to nominate Louisiana Republican Mike Johnson to remain speaker of the House of Representatives in the 119th Congress.
Trump is also scheduled to meet with the president on Wednesday Joe Biden At the White House.
The meeting, a traditional gesture to support the peaceful transfer of power, did not take place when Biden defeated then-President Trump in the 2020 election. Instead, Trump refused to concede the election and sought to overturn his Electoral College defeat.
Vice President Kamala HarrisThe Democratic nominee for the 2024 race threw in the towel the day after the election.
Trump’s entourage for Wednesday’s trip does not include former first lady Melania Trump. The official X account representing her office confirmed her absence but wrote: “It is encouraging that her husband is back in the Oval Office to begin the transition process and she wishes him great success.”
The post did not add specific details, but added: “In this context, some unnamed sources in the media continue to provide false, misleading and inaccurate information. Please identify your news sources.”
