Last Updated on 03/09/2024 by Arun jain
What may have started as a slow dance between Republicans Presidential candidate and his top Silicon Valley With talk of a possible role for, the backer now seems to be heating up seriously Elon Musk On the Trump Commission to Fight “Government Inefficiency.”
Over the past few months, Donald Trump He is apparently toying with the idea, should he win the presidency in November, of bringing together top executive leaders to consult on whether to eliminate potentially thousands of government programs. The Washington Post.
In response to the report’s speculation that Musk could possibly find himself at the top of that list Tesla CEO posted On X, previously on Twitter: “I can’t wait. There is a lot of waste and unnecessary regulation in government that needs to go.
This is not the first time the pair has floated the idea. In an interview with Reuters On August 20, Trump told reporters that he would “absolutely” consider hiring Musk in his administration. Kasturi then responded with a Post In which he said “I am ready to serve,” the AI-generated snap featured him standing in front of a podium marked “Department of Government Efficiency.”
The special stance of Musk’s potential role in Trump’s administration was further clarified in the meantime A two hour call on XWhile Musk told Trump that “I think it would be great to just have a government efficiency commission,” adding that he would be “happy to help.”
Trump has Earlier demanded to pour cold water On speculation, this would see Musk take on a role in the cabinet, given the response to voices pointing to the risk of a serious conflict of interest should Musk exercise formal authority over any areas of government that affect his broader business operations.
Many of Musk’s interests have actually faced regulatory action in recent years. Notable examples include the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s decision to force the recall of more than two million Tesla vehicles over concerns about the Autopilot function, the ongoing Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into the financing of the tech tycoon’s 2022 purchase of Twitter.
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