Democratic Party leaders in the US have been implying for several days that Elon Musk has essentially taken over the presidency from Donald Trump, who was just elected. However, Trump has firmly rejected this idea. It is increasingly thought that Elon Musk, the owner of SpaceX and Tesla, has an abnormally high level of influence over Trump’s government.
When asked if Elon Musk could ever become the President of the United States, Trump emphatically answered “No” on Sunday. Since Musk was born in South Africa, Trump said, “You know why he can not be president of the United States—because he was not born here.” He also cited the U.S. Constitution’s requirement that presidential candidates be natural-born citizens of the nation.
Musk’s influence on Trump has become a key talking point and attack for the Democrats. Questions are rising about how an unelected individual like Musk can hold so much power. Musk’s influence was instrumental in helping Republican candidate Donald Trump win the recent U.S. presidential election.
On December 19, Musk’s influence led to the cancellation of a government funding proposal, which sparked frustration within even the Republican Party. Musk took to his social media platform, X (formerly known as Twitter), to oppose the proposal, although many of his posts were inaccurate. Musk’s reach and influence in the political sphere are increased by his more than 200 million X followers.
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