Elon Musk listens to President-elect Donald Trump address the House Republican Conference at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on November 13, 2024.
Andrew Harnik | Getty Images
Elon Musk joined President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday for his first post-election meeting at the House Republican Conference in Washington, D.C., a Trump adviser told NBC News. Trump and Musk flew to the nation’s capital together on Trump’s plane from Florida.
The development shows how Musk, the world’s richest man and one of the key backers of President Trump’s winning campaign, has increased his presence and influence in the future president’s trajectory. This is the latest example.
of tesla The SpaceX CEO has spent the past week in Palm Beach, where President Trump is inaugurating his second administration from the Mar-a-Lago resort. Musk has been side-by-side with Trump in nearly every meeting, the New York Times reported. reported.
On Tuesday night, President Trump announced that the “great Elon Musk” and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswami will create an outside commission called the “Department of Government Efficiency” to “dismantle government bureaucracy” and reduce regulation. He announced that he would be leading the charge.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, ahead of a meeting with President Joe Biden and members of Congress in Washington, Nov. 13, 2024.
brian snyder reuter
The announcement included a quote from Musk. “This will send shockwaves through the system and through many people involved in government waste!”
Wednesday’s meeting comes as the Nov. 5 election moves nationally to the right, with Republican candidates flipping several Democratic-held seats, with Republicans holding not only the White House but also the Senate. The event will be held at a time when the government is also planning to seize power.
NBC has not officially announced which party will control the House of Representatives in the next Congress, but it appears likely that Republicans will maintain a majority.
House Republicans plan to hold a private leadership election on Wednesday. Mike Johnson (Republican, Louisiana) is expected to be nominated as Speaker of the House of Representatives in the 119th Congress.
President Trump is also scheduled to meet with President Joe Biden at the White House on Wednesday.
The meeting, which strengthens the tradition of peaceful transfers of power, did not take place when Biden defeated then-President Trump in the 2020 election. Instead, Trump refused to concede the race and sought to overturn his electoral defeat.
Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic candidate for the 2024 election, conceded the day after the election.
Trump’s entourage on Wednesday did not include former first lady Melania Trump. X’s official account representing her office acknowledged her absence, but said, “It is encouraging that her husband has returned to the Oval Office to begin the transition process and congratulates her husband on his great success.” I’m praying,” he wrote.
The post did not add specific details, but said, “In this case, several anonymous sources in the media continue to provide false, misleading, and inaccurate information. Please check the source,” he added.
