Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump is not yet confident of winning the US election in November 2024, but he is already thinking about the question of personnel. One politician wants to invite billionaire Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to his cabinet or offer him a position as an advisor in the White House.
Reuters reports this.
The politician praised Musk’s contribution to the development of technology, especially in the field of electric vehicles and space exploration. He noted that Musk could occupy an important position in his government or become an advisor if the businessman himself expresses his desire to accept this offer.
In particular, Trump said he would consider repealing the $7,500 tax credit for some new electric vehicles. This could hurt the business of Tesla, which sells these cars. It is worth noting that the Republican candidate generally takes a hard line against electric vehicles. He criticizes that vehicles need to be recharged for long trips and calls for tariffs on cars made in Mexico, arguing that this harms the American auto industry.
Donald Trump, however, has a positive attitude towards Elon Musk: he considers him an “excellent economist” and trusts that the billionaire technocrat’s experience will be useful in “containing public spending.”
It is worth noting that Elon Musk himself expressed his desire to serve in the Trump administration on the X social network if he becomes president. The billionaire previously served on White House business advisory groups during Trump’s presidency, but resigned in 2017 after disagreeing with the politician’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement.
Kursor previously reported that Donald Trump believes that if he were US president in 2023, Hamas would not have attacked Israel.
