WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is considering tapping billionaire Elon Musk as a policy adviser if the Republican presidential candidate reclaims the White House in November's election, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday (May 29), citing people familiar with the talks.
Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X speaks during the Milken Conference 2024 Global Conference Sessions at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, US, May 6, 2024.WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is considering tapping billionaire Elon Musk as a policy adviser if the Republican presidential candidate reclaims the White House in November's election, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday , citing people familiar with the talks.
The WSJ also said Musk informed Trump about his ongoing influence campaign aimed at convincing powerful US business leaders not to support Democratic President Joe Biden, who beat Trump in the 2020 election and is seeking a second term. Representatives for Trump and Musk did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Representatives for the Biden campaign also did not immediately respond.
In March, following a meeting with Trump in Florida, Musk — one of world's wealthiest individuals — said he would not donate money to Trump or Biden. Instead, he aims "to use his clout... to help defeat Biden by galvanising the support of influential allies", said the WSJ, citing a person familiar with his thinking.Musk has said, without evidence, that Biden is intentionally allowing migrants to cross the US-Mexico border.
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