Elon Musk is increasingly trying to influence Donald Trump in the appointment of key officials, which irritates Trump himself and part of his circle.
WSJ writes about this.
For example, there was a “dirty fight” over the election of the Minister of Finance. Trump was leaning toward naming Key Square Group’s Scott Bessent for the job, but Howard Lutnick, a director at financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald and co-chairman of Trump’s transition team, decided to enlist Musk’s support to improve his chances.
Musk decided to draw attention to the issue by launching a public campaign on the social network . old order.” Kennedy also participated in this campaign, supporting Lutnick.
Musk’s supporters began an active public relations campaign against Bessent, recalling his past related to the finances of the Soros Foundation. This increased tension within Trump’s team, causing him to become angry and irritated by Musk’s excessive involvement.
Trump is now considering alternative options, including Apollo Global Management CEO Mark Rowan and Kevin Warsh, who previously served as economic adviser to President George W. Bush.
Furthermore, as Axios writes, Musk has already managed to ruin relations with one of Trump’s key advisors, Boris Epstein. Their confrontation is related to competition for influence in the appointment of positions.
The conflict came to a head last Wednesday during a dinner at Mar-a-Lago, where Musk accused Epstein of leaking information to the media, the sources said. Epstein denied the allegations and claimed he didn’t know what was going on.
Previously, Kursor reported that Musk threatened those who accuse him of having ties to the Russian Federation.
