Is Elon Musk going to run the entire show when Trump becomes President? Here's what the President-elect has to say about it

There are a lot of claims and rumors recently that it is Elon Musk pulling the strings behind Donald Trump's back and it will be Tesla CEO himself who will be handling the entire administration from January 2025. However, Trump is currently quite ...

Is Elon Musk going to run the entire show when Donald Trump becomes President?
Donald Trump won the US Presidential elections 2024 in a historic way of sorts, beating Kamala Harris at her own game, shattering the blue wall, and registering one of the biggest win for the Republicans in US elections history. However, as soon as he won the elections, his nightmares began as his close friendship with Elon Musk is proving him costly. There are a lot of reports, statements and rumors about the fact that Elon Musk is going to be the main man at the White House and will be running the show, while Trump is going to be a walking rubber stamp.

Trump calls 'Elon Musk proxy' claims as a hoax

Donald Trump has appeared to be quite testy about the recent remarks thrown at him about Elon Musk, and has now claimed that this is the latest kind of 'hoax' that his political opponents are now trying to smear him with, even when they failed to win the US elections against him. He also assured the audience in a latest event that 'Musk was taking over the Presidency'.

Trump throws 'strange' dig about Musk' birthplace to subdue controversy, appears defensive

From his statements and reassurances, it looks like these rumors about Musk running the show has got under Trump's skin, and he has become quite reactive about it. However, while making these statements, he threw in a rather interesting comment, that is like a precedent towards sparking another major controversy. Trump doubled down during the interview, and claimed that Musk could not be the President because 'he was not born in the country'.


FAQs:

Has Donald Trump won the US Presidential elections?
Yes, Donald Trump is the new US President-elect, and will be taking up charge from January after the gala inauguration ceremony at the US Capitol.

Is Donald Trump a part of the Donald Trump's upcoming administration?
Yes, Donald Trump has chosen the likes of Elon Musk, Tulsi Gabbard, RFK Jr, Hegseth and others as his top picks in the federal administration.
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