At the annual gathering organized by the conservative group Turning Point in Phoenix City (Arizona, USA) on December 22, the role of billionaire Musk (owner of Tesla car company, SpaceX space company, owner of social network X…), President-elect Trump emphasized: “No, he (Musk – NV) does not assume the presidency. I can confirm with you that he will not become president.” Mr. Trump also affirmed that he is still a true president.
Billionaire full of political power
Reply page Business Insider Last week, Ms. Karoline Leavitt, spokeswoman for Donald Trump’s transition team – JD Vance, also emphasized: “President-elect Trump is the leader of the Republican Party.” The answer lies in answering Mr. Musk’s role in the budget bill that caused tension last week.
Thus, in just a few days, Mr. Trump and the Republicans spoke up to confirm that billionaire Musk is not a “regent”. The reason for such continuous voices is because American public opinion, as well as pressure from the Democratic Party, have questioned whether billionaire Elon Musk is really the one who controls the Communist Party’s policy. mixed with President-elect Trump. Some Democratic lawmakers even compared Mr. Musk to the “prime minister” in Mr. Trump’s government.
President-elect Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk at an event in November
After Mr. Trump won the election and placed billionaire Musk at the head of the Department of Government Effectiveness (DOGE), an unofficial agency in the cabinet structure, the Tesla car company owner increasingly demonstrated his power. me. In a recent poll by Eurasia Group (USA), the world’s leading political risk research and consulting unit, billionaire Musk is second only to Mr. Trump in the list of “political game changers”. ” of the world.
Not only did he directly state his opinions and criticize policies contrary to his own, billionaire Elon Musk also recently did not hesitate to “threaten” even Republican congressmen if they voted for the budget bill. in the House of Representatives. He hinted that it would be difficult for these parliamentarians to be re-elected in the next election. In fact, after acquiring the social network Twitter and changing its name to X, billionaire Elon Musk is considered to have enough power to influence the direction of public opinion. This makes many politicians afraid.
Changing the direction of US policy?
One of the topics that Mr. Musk recently mentioned is US aid to countries. In incoming analysis AdolescentEurasia Group commented: “When Bashar al-Assad’s regime collapsed in Syria, President-elect Trump declared: “This is not our war”. Trump’s unwillingness to intervene from abroad and the US-centric perspective is not new. This is also a stance that many Americans support. But billionaire Musk has gone further.”
Specifically, he expressed support for the views of former US congressman Rol Paul. Posted on – with a cut to the middlemen in the middle! Americans don’t want their government to borrow more money to spend on foreign aid.” The former congressman also said that cutting foreign aid is something that Mr. Musk’s Government Effectiveness Committee can easily do. Responding immediately on X afterwards, billionaire Musk declared: “Mr. Ron is not wrong.”
With Musk’s current power and views, analysts believe that the United States in Mr. Trump’s upcoming term may significantly cut aid to other countries. This will create a major change in Washington’s foreign policy over the past many years.
However, there are also opinions that with Mr. Trump’s personality, billionaire Musk’s increasing prominence could be a challenge to the close relationship between the two.
President Mulino responded to Mr. Trump about the Panama Canal
* Will TikTok have a “door to live” in the US?
Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino wrote on social network X on December 22 that the Panama Canal and surrounding areas will continue to belong to Panama. Mr. Mulino also affirmed that the Panama Canal is not under control from China or any other power, according to AFP.
President Mulino reacted as above after US President-elect Donald Trump warned that if Panama cannot ensure the “safe, effective and reliable operation” of the Panama Canal, “we will demand Give us back the Panama Canal.” Mr. Trump complained that American ships were being treated unfairly in the Panama Canal as well as China’s growing influence around the canal.
* In another development, Mr. Trump on December 22 showed signs that he supports TikTok to continue operating in the US for a short time. Mr. Trump mentioned this issue when speaking at the annual gathering organized by the conservative group Turning Point on December 22.
AFP quoted him: “I think we will have to start thinking because, you know, we joined TikTok, and we got a great response with billions of views.”
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