Elon Musk sat at a table for Thanksgiving dinner alongside Donald Trump at Florida’s Mar-a-Lago resort — the latest indicator of the president-elect’s growing bond with the world’s richest man.
Musk was sitting right next to Trump in a video posted by Michael Solakiewicz, which shows the pair enjoying a classic that rocked the Republican campaign, “YMCA”.
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Trump gave Musk a friendly pat on the shoulder, who raised both fists in the air. The owner of social network X was wearing a black blazer and a t-shirt with an “X” printed on it.
The president-elect smiled as other dinner guests stood around taking photos and clapping.
Also present were former first lady Melania Trump and her 18-year-old son, Barron Trump.
Musk reposted another TikTok of him at the Thanksgiving celebration chatting with another Trump ally, actor Sylvester Stallone, as the president-elect greeted people at a nearby table.
“I was telling @TheSlyStallone I just watched Demolition Man again and how well he predicted the future 30 years ago!” Musk posted on X.
I was telling @TheSlyStallone that I just watched Demolition Man again and how well it predicted the crazy woke future 30 years ago! https://t.co/3wlYgdJus4
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 29, 2024
In Trump’s second term, Musk was selected to head the newly created “Department of Government Efficiency,” or DOGE, along with former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.
The particular selection of Musk — who leads companies with existing, lucrative contracts with government agencies — raised immediate questions about potential conflicts of interest.
During the presidential transition, Musk spent considerable time at Trump’s Florida club, something even Trump joked about at a gala earlier this month.
“He likes this place. I can’t get him out of here. He just likes this place,” Trump said at Mar-a-Lago. Musk sat at a table directly to the right of the podium.
Musk was present when several world leaders called Trump, and he weighed in on government naming decisions, with the SpaceX and Tesla CEO even making clear his preference for certain roles.
Musk was with Trump at Mar-a-Lago when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called to congratulate the president-elect the day after the election, according to a source briefed on the call.
Trump put the call on speakerphone, and Zelensky thanked Musk for his help in providing communications to Ukraine through the billionaire’s Starlink internet service.
Musk is not the only social media owner who has spent time face-to-face with Trump. Meta executive Mark Zuckerberg was at Mar-a-Lago on Wednesday, the company reported. CNN .
But Musk reached another level of relationship. The day after the election, Musk was seen in a photo of the Trump family at Mar-a-Lago posted by Trump’s granddaughter Kai. Posting another photo with Musk, Kai said he had achieved “uncle status”.
Trump has also spent time in Musk territory, participating in the test launch of the SpaceX Starship rocket in Texas last week.
This content was originally published in Video: Elon Musk and Trump dance to “YMCA” at Thanksgiving dinner on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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