In some cases, Reuters' Helen Coster and Alexandra Ulmer note, "Musk backed people who either lost out on the roles or withdrew from consideration, suggesting some early limits to the Republican mega donor's influence even as he has emerged as one of Trump's most powerful allies."

Elon Musk’s ownership of Twitter has had two dominant ideological hallmarks. One is a slash-and-burn view of fixing a business, which Musk is now posturing that he’ll import to the federal government.

Facebook post (direct link, archive link) includes an image of what appears to be an X post from billionaire Elon Musk about his influence on President-elect Donald Trump. “Lib media already trying to create a schism between me and Trump,