Shortly after Donald Trump was nearly assassinated during a campaign stop in Philadelphia, tech billionaire Elon Musk announced his endorsement of the GOP presidential nominee.
I fully endorse President Trump and hope for his rapid recovery pic.twitter.com/ZdxkF63EqF
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 13, 2024
The pair later had a discussion about, among other things, the possibility that Musk would serve in some capacity during Trump’s second term.
This week, Musk responded to a recent news report about Trump’s recent statements on the matter.
As the Daily Wire reported:
On Thursday, X CTO and Executive Chairman Elon Musk offered his services to help the federal government, and by implication to former President Donald Trump, whom he has endorsed, for free.
Musk issued his statement in response to a story in The Wall Street Journal titled, “Trump to Adopt Elon Musk’s Proposal for Government Efficiency Commission.”
“I look forward to serving America if the opportunity arises. No pay, no title, no recognition is needed,” Musk wrote on X.
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Trump and Musk supporters alike have expressed excitement about such a scenario:
“Elon Musk would be a fantastic hire in a Donald J. Trump administration,” @kayleighmcenany says | @OutnumberedFNC pic.twitter.com/IWzuHTmiHq
— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 20, 2024
Donald Trump announced today that he will put Elon Musk in charge of Government Efficiency.
The communist democrats are on the verge of bankrupting our country. Our country needs this to happen urgently. #Trump2024 👇🏽
pic.twitter.com/QDZozLn4Gq— Glockford Files (@GlockfordFiles) September 5, 2024
Elon Musk agreeing to be part of Trump adm:
I'm lovin' this…MAGA Baby… Elon & Trump will Make America Great Again…Make gas/food affordable again. https://t.co/eYW8rVAV44— 🌹Bond…Eva Bond is back🌹 (@stiletoprincess) September 5, 2024
Trump’s latest comments come less than a month after his appearance on an X Spaces conversation with Musk.
According to the New York Post:
The Republican presidential nominee will tell the New York Economic Club that he will deploy Musk’s plan to try to balance the budget if victorious Nov. 5.
The efficiency panel will conduct “a complete financial and performance audit of the entire federal government” and make “recommendations for drastic reform,” Trump, 78, is prepared to say, according to excerpts first reported by the Wall Street Journal.
Musk floated the idea in an interview with Trump broadcast on X Aug.12.
“I think we need a government efficiency commission to say like, ‘Hey, where are we spending money that’s sensible. Where is it not sensible?’ We need to live within our means,” Musk told Trump in that conversation.
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In case you missed that interview, here are some highlights:
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