Elon Musk says he “can’t wait” to take on a role in Donald Trump’s administration.
For the past several months, Trump’s team has been plotting the creation of a “government efficiency commission” to help him audit and cut government programs, should he return to the White House, according to The Washington Post. Musk has been floated as one of the top business leaders who could join the commission.
Just after midnight on Tuesday, Musk giddily posted, “I can’t wait. There is a lot of waste and needless regulation in government that needs to go.”
The idea of Musk joining Trump’s administration was also a topic of discussion during the former president and the X CEO’s multi-hour “interview” in August, after which Musk posted that he’s “willing to serve.” Meanwhile, Musk continues to help raise millions for his pro-Trump America PAC.
Unfortunately for Musk, just last week it seemed that Trump was trying to push him out of any position in his Cabinet.
“He wants to be involved. Now, look, he’s running big businesses and all that, so, he can’t really—I don’t think he’d be [free] for the Cabinet,” said Trump in an interview on The Shawn Ryan Show last week. “I’d put him in the Cabinet, absolutely, but I don’t know how he could do that with all the things he’s got going,” he continued.
Over the weekend, Trump also appeared to make fun of the fellow billionaire, impersonating him at the Moms for Liberty summit in Washington, D.C.
Trump does hilarious Elon Musk impersonation during the Moms for Liberty summit.
— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) August 31, 2024
“You know I’m doing a new stainless steel hub, that can get us around the engines much quicker cause there’s a problem with the type of engine going into space.”
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