Elon Musk has gloated that ‘the future is gonna be fantastic’ as his pal Donald Trump edges closer to victory in the US election.
The X chief posted a picture of himself photoshopped into the Oval Office, as he is expected to be one of several billionaires to join the Republican cabinet.
The billionaire joined Trump and a number of his allies at a Mar-a-Lago party to watch the results pour in, with Musk also bringing one of his eleven children to the event.
In a series of posts on his platform throughout the night, Musk repeatedly claimed victory for Trump, saying the American people had given him ‘a crystal clear mandate for change’.
Other assertions claimed that ‘the future is gonna be so fire’, with the tech mogul saying that it was ‘game, set and match’ while the result still lay finely in the balance.
Boasting on social media, the 53-year-old said posted his messages alongside a photo of one of his SpaceX rockets taking off amid plumes of fire.
Elon Musk gloated that ‘the future is gonna be fantastic’ as his pal Donald Trump edges closer to victory in the US election
The X chief posted a picture of himself photoshopped into the Oval Office, as he is expected to be one of several billionaires to join the Republican cabinet
A party atmosphere has kicked off at Mar-a-Lago’s election night party as images from the event showed a relaxed Trump chatting it up with Elon Musk and Dana White
Musk would have to divest from his massive holdings to take on a Cabinet-level role – and likely could never get Democrats to confirm his nomination anyway – but is expected to join Trump in some governing capacity if his election bid is successful.
After he jumped up and down at a Trump rally in Pennsylvania and donated millions to his campaign, Trump has said the billionaire could oversee a commission on streamlining government and eliminating bureaucratic waste.
The president has also floated a new cabinet position he said would involve ‘doing everything in the federal government’s power to reduce the cost of living,’ but Musk would be out of the running for such a role.
At the Madison Square Garden rally last weekend, Musk said a Trump would get the government ‘off’ of the back of Americans and ‘out of their pocketbooks’.
He also said he could save the U.S. $2 trillion in spending cuts.
Another post, now pinned to the controversial Tesla CEO’s profile, read: ‘America is a nation of builders Soon, you will be free to build.’
Further replies claimed that the shock result was ‘highly likely’, as he told his fans: ‘You are the media now.’
Musk attended tonight’s Election Night watch party at the Donald’s his Mar-a-Lago estate alongside his four-year-old son X Æ A-12, or ‘X’ for short, who he shares with singer Grimes.
The tot was spotted partying alongside a slew of celebrities and political figures, as he rode on his father’s shoulders.
Other attendees included Dana White, RFK Jr., former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville, and Trump’s attorney Alina Habba.
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