The billionaire tech CEO has spent election night with Trump, showing that he is now part of the newly elected president’s inner circle. He has already been promised an important role in the Trump administration to improve efficiency of governmentclaiming he can cut $2 trillion from the federal budget. Such cuts would almost certainly have negative consequences in the lives of many Americans, especially since then Social security would probably be the target.

Musk, the richest man in the world, will become even richer during Trump’s presidency, with less scrutiny from government regulators and favorable treatment from his new best friend. The shares in his electric car company Tesla have done so shot up in the past day. The billionaire has vowed to continue his political efforts through his America PACwhich means Trump and his MAGA friends will have Musk’s dollars for a while to come.

The photo may be a look at who will be the public faces of the next first family. Although Trump’s wife was not invisible during his first term, she spent a lot of time in Trump Tower in New York and was not very active during his 2024 campaign. Perhaps Musk is now an honorary member of the Trump family thanks to his money and support, and maybe Melania Trump will focus on herself this time. She already published one new book in the past year and revealed a hidden support for abortion rights. Maybe she doesn’t want the same kind of attention she got during Trump’s first term.