Donald Trump expressed his willingness to contemplate appointing Elon Musk to a Cabinet position in 2025 following a public endorsement from the Tesla CEO and a discussion about X Spaces.
If he defeats Vice President Kamala Harris in November, the Republican candidate for president in 2024 has stated that he may nominate Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, to a seat in the cabinet.
Trump stated in an interview with Reuters on August 19 that he would “certainly” contemplate appointing Musk to a position in his Cabinet or as an advisor beginning in January 2025, “if he were to do so.” The Republican nominee did not indicate which of the 15 executive departments, which include Energy, Labor, Transportation, Commerce, and Treasury, he might assign the Tesla CEO to run.
Trump’s remarks were made subsequent to his conversation with Musk during an X Spaces discussion on August 13, which was postponed for 30 to 40 minutes as a result of what Musk described as a “massive DDoS attack” on the platform. Former employees of X have reportedly expressed skepticism regarding Musk’s assertions, as it did not appear that any substantial issues were affecting other users at the time.
Initially, Musk did not endorse Trump in the 2020 election, defeating the Republican candidate in favor of former Vice President Joe Biden. The Tesla CEO tweeted in July 2022 that he did not “hate” Trump, but that he should “hang up his cap and sail into the sunset.”
The Tesla CEO tweeted out an endorsement of the Republican after an apparent assassination attempt against Trump in July. Since then, he has posted several times, criticizing policies from President Biden and Vice President Harris. Trump expressed his admiration for Musk at a rally in July, stating that he “loves” him and subsequently referring to him as a “very intelligent individual.”
At a rally on August 3, Trump declared, “I am in favor of electric vehicles. I am obligated to be, Elon, because he fiercely supported me. Therefore, there is no alternative for me.”
Some reports indicated that Musk would contribute $45 million per month to Trump’s reelection campaign. The Tesla CEO primarily denied the magnitude of the contributions, stating that he would contribute to a political action committee that supports the Republican candidate at a “significantly lesser level.”
The Republican candidate appears to receive positions of support from certain high-level donors to Trump’s reelection campaign. Upon his election in November, his campaign announced that Howard Lutnick, CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, and Linda McMahon, co-founder of World Wrestling Entertainment, would serve as co-chairs of his transition team.
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