Donald Trump’s ‘new star’ Elon Musk set to shine more brightly

Elon Musk raises his hands as he takes the stage during a campaign rally for Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden, New York City. Musk is already making a return on his investment in Trump's campaign. Picture: Michael M Santiago/Getty
The Trump victory has also underlined the soft power of Musk’s ownership of the social media platform X, even if it appears unlikely that he will directly recoup the heavily inflated $44bn he spent on it in 2022 when it was better known as Twitter (the ‘sink’ photo is from when Musk marched into Twitter’s office carrying the aforementioned basin).

George Washington University’s Pierce said that Musk could expect an easier ride from federal regulators and prosecutors.
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