[Text/Observer Network Qi Qian] Since the success of siding with Trump, American billionaire Musk has been very proud of himself. He is quite high-profile and is often exposed to participate in key domestic and foreign affairs decisions. However, recently, US media such as NBC, N

[Text/Observer Network Qi Qian] Since the success of siding with Trump, American billionaire Musk has been very proud of himself and is quite high-profile. He is often exposed to participate in key domestic and foreign affairs decisions. However, recently, US media such as NBC, Newsweek and Huffington Post have successively reported that Musk is too high-profile, too domineering, and "too clingy" to Trump, and has offended Trump. Member of Trump's transition team.

According to NBC’s report on the 13th, various signs indicate that Musk and Trump have a very close relationship, even after the election. But to some in Trump’s circle, Musk’s presence can feel overbearing.

Two people familiar with Trump's transition team said that Musk was so aggressive in promoting his views on Trump's second term that he annoyed the Trump transition team. They also pointed out that Musk may have stayed at Mar-a-Lago for too long.

The two people, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told NBC that Musk’s near-constant presence at Mar-a-Lago in the week since Election Day has begun to tire some Trump veterans who believe Musk has overstepped his authority. . According to them, Musk watched the election results at Mar-a-Lago on the 5th and stayed there for most of the following week. He sat with Trump and participated in various meetings.

nbc cited public flight data to support this. Data shows that Musk’s private jet landed in West Palm Beach, where Mar-a-Lago is located, on the 5th. After staying for about 24 hours, it took off on the 6th and headed to Musk’s residence in Austin, Texas, but then returned to the airport on the 8th. Landed in West Palm Beach and remained there four days thereafter.

Recently, Musk was revealed to have received a congratulatory call from Ukrainian President Zelensky to Trump. According to the latest news from the New York Times on the 15th, two Iranian officials said that Musk met with Iran’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York on the 11th local time.

“He (Musk) acted like he was a co-president and made sure everyone knew it,” one of the people said. “He definitely took credit for the president’s victory. He told anyone who would listen that of people bragging about 'super PACs' (Trump campaign's Fundraising organization) and And tried to share those views so intensely that he began harassing Trump insiders. "He wants people to think he has a say in everything (even if he doesn't)."

The source mentioned that Some of Trump's advisers said they were worried that Musk would not know how to "Trump" The key to staying influential in the world: Keep a low profile . The person said Musk's involvement was too aggressive and could damage his standing in the long run. The person also said Musk appeared to be advancing his own agenda rather than focusing on Trump's.

In response to the above internal revelations, Trump transition team spokesperson Carolyn Levitt said in a statement: "Musk and Trump are good friends and outstanding leaders who work together to make America is great again. Musk is a once-in-a-generation business leader and our federal bureaucracy would certainly benefit from his ideas and effectiveness."

at In a separate statement, another spokesperson, Anna Kelly, said: "Musk is a genius and an innovator who has made history by building innovative, modern and efficient systems. Musk is committed to America's future. In the future, he is willing to work with Trump to ensure that our government operates more efficiently and effectively uses American taxpayers' money."

nbc mentioned that Musk has always been one of Trump's most active supporters. The "super PAC" he leads has spent more than $152 million to support Trump and other Republican candidates, with much of the funding coming from Musk himself. At the end of the campaign, in order to help Trump win votes in Pennsylvania, he rewarded registered voters with US$1 million a day.His X platform has also become a loudspeaker for promoting Trump.

In the week since Trump won the election, Musk has promoted a variety of policy ideas on the platform, including deporting immigrants and cutting government spending, while sharing multiple photos of himself and Trump at Mar-a-Lago. Family photo. After

successfully joined the team, Musk has already reaped benefits. On the 6th, Tesla's stock price surged nearly 15%, and Musk's net worth also increased by approximately US$20 billion, making him the world's richest man with a total net worth of US$285.6 billion. On the evening of the 12th, Musk and Ramaswamy, another American entrepreneur, were jointly nominated as co-heads of the "Government Efficiency Department".

Although they appear to be close now, the pair have had a rocky relationship over the years. In 2022, Musk attacked Trump for serving his time and retiring. Trump fired back, saying Musk would be "worthless" without government subsidies. NBC stated that considering the ambitions and personalities of the two, there have been many doubts about how long this close relationship will last, and many people predict that they will eventually fall out.

On the evening of the 13th local time, Trump held talks with Republican members of Congress, and Musk also participated.

According to two lawmakers present, Trump was full of praise for Musk at the meeting, praising him for his time and dedication to the campaign without asking for anything in return. During the period, Trump said: "Elon is not coming home. I can't get rid of him. Unless I don't like him anymore."

Two lawmakers insisted that Trump was joking. But the Huffington Post believed that Trump was “publicly humiliating” Musk in a joke. US media msnbc host Lawrence O'Donnell said: "Everyone laughed at the time, but it was a little embarrassing... This joke painted that person as a pathetic person because Trump's sense of personal superiority drove him to do this Do.”

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