After Donald Trump’s landslide victory within the US presidential election, a household picture posted by his granddaughter, Kai, has drawn huge consideration — for the sudden presence of tech mogul Elon Musk. The billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, holding his son X Æ A-12, stood on the sting of the Trump household circle telling place. Trump’s spouse, Melania, was absent within the picture.
Posting the picture on X, Kai Trump wrote, “The entire squad.”
The entire squad pic.twitter.com/5yQVkFiney
— Kai Trump (@KaiTrumpGolfs) November 6, 2024
“Elon is now a part of the household now,” an X consumer commented beneath the publish.
Elon is now a part of the household now ????
— George (@BehizyTweets) November 6, 2024
One other wrote, “Have a look at Elon becoming proper in. An incredible household.”
Have a look at elon becoming proper in. An incredible household.
— Sassafrass84 (@Sassafrass_84) November 6, 2024
Mr Musk’s rising affect was additionally highlighted in the course of the election evening celebrations at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago membership in Florida, the place he was continuously noticed mingling with visitors, typically together with his four-year-old son on his shoulders.
The tech mogul retweeted Kai’s publish and shared his personal picture with Trump and his son, with the caption, “Novus Ordo Seclorum,” a Latin phrase that means “a brand new order of the ages.”
Novus Ordo Seclorum pic.twitter.com/RKTU7pATXl
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 7, 2024
Donald Trump gained the presidential elections on Tuesday, defeating Democratic rival Kamala Harris by 69 electoral votes. Throughout his victory speech, Trump took the chance to publicly thank Mr Musk for his help, calling him a “particular man” and a “tremendous genius.” “We’ve a brand new star. A star is born: Elon. He’s a tremendous man,” Trump stated.
He additionally talked about the billionaire spent two weeks in Philadelphia, in numerous elements of Pennsylvania, campaigning with Trump. “Solely Elon can do that. That is why I like you, Elon,” Trump stated.
Mr Musk, who endorsed Trump after an assassination try in July, performed a distinguished function within the election cycle, donating greater than $100 million to Trump’s re-election marketing campaign. He campaigned aggressively in swing states, and used his social media platform, X, to assault Trump’s opponents and rally help.
Trump has reciprocated Mr Musk’s help by providing him a distinguished function in his administration. The President-elect instructed creating a brand new place of “authorities effectivity,” with the X proprietor on the helm. On the marketing campaign path, Trump even hinted at Mr Musk being the potential “Secretary of Value-Chopping” – a place Mr Musk is inquisitive about taking.
In response to Reuters, Mr Musk’s monetary backing of Trump is a part of a broader technique to guard his firms from authorities regulation and safe entry to essential subsidies.