Karina Bovsunovskaya20:43, 20.08.24

In particular, Trump called the billionaire a “brilliant guy.”

Former US President Donald Trump wants billionaire Elon Musk to serve in his administration if he wins the election .

“He’s a very smart guy. I would certainly like, if he agrees, I would certainly agree. He’s a brilliant guy,” Trump stressed, answering a question about whether he would offer Musk a cabinet position or a consultant, Reuters reports.

In turn, Musk did not respond to Trump’s offer, despite the fact that he published a photo created by artificial intelligence in which he speaks from a podium with the inscription “DOGE – Department of Government Efficiency.”

Business Insider believes that the acronym is most likely a reference to Dogecoin, a meme cryptocurrency previously promoted by Elon Musk.

“I am ready to serve,” the billionaire wrote in his note.

The publication noted that talk about Musk joining the second Trump administration has been going on for the past few months. In particular, in May, The Wall Street Journal wrote that the billionaire had spoken to Trump about joining his government. However, Musk denied this information and said that “there were no discussions about my role in a potential Trump presidency.”

At the same time, during a live broadcast with Trump last week, the inventor emphasized that he would like to serve on a possible commission on government efficiency if Trump is re-elected president.

“I think it would be great to have a government efficiency commission that would look at these issues and just make sure that the money that taxpayers earn is spent properly, and I would be happy to help on such a commission,” Musk said during an interview with Trump.

“With pleasure,” Trump replied.

(C)UNIAN 2024