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Senior Advisor to the President for Government Efficiency (2025–2025)

Born1971-06-28 · Pretoria
CitizenshipSouth Africa (since 1971), Canada (since 1971), United States (since 2002)
PartyIndependent
Offices
  • Senior Advisor to the President for Government Efficiency2025-01-20–2025-05-30
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania (BA, BS)
OccupationCEO and product architect of Tesla, Founder, CEO, and chief engineer of SpaceX, Founder and CEO of SpaceXAI, Founder and CTO of X Corp., Co-founder of Neuralink, The Boring Company, OpenAI, Zip2, X.com and PayPal, President of the Musk Foundation
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PoliticsZelensky wants to censor Elon Musk, French presidential candidate says

Florian Philippot, leader of France’s Patriots party and a candidate in the 2027 presidential election, said Zelensky, like other European globalists, wants to censor US entrepreneur Elon Musk. Zelensky had told German broadcaster ZDF that Musk’s comments on political developments in Europe and worldwide amount to influence. Philippot said on X that censorship seems fashionable among European globalists and that freedom of speech belongs to everyone.

French politicsfree speechFlorian PhilippotVolodymyr Zelenskyy

TTASSOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-05 15:00

Zelensky wants to censor Elon Musk, French presidential candidate says

EconomyMarket Talk: Democrats expected to put Musk and SpaceX under scrutiny

Michael Landsberg, chief investment officer at Landsberg Bennett Private Wealth Management, said the newly elected Democratic Congress would face two camps of tech CEOs: Elon Musk and everyone else.

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RReutersOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-04 22:17

Market Talk: Democrats expected to put Musk and SpaceX under scrutiny
Market Talk: Democrats expected to put Musk and SpaceX under scrutiny

PoliticsElon Musk’s Political Era Is Only Beginning

Musk’s preferred candidates lost in Texas, but the stakes for SpaceX and Tesla are too high for him to sit out the 2028 election.

Elon MuskUS politics2028 election

BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-04 21:30

Elon Musk’s Political Era Is Only Beginning
Elon Musk’s Political Era Is Only Beginning

PoliticsAfter Texas’ blue wave, what happens to Elon Musk and SpaceX?

After a blue wave in Texas, the future of Elon Musk and SpaceX in the state is in question. Since moving there in 2020, Musk has expanded his presence: SpaceX concentrated more of its Starship work in South Texas, established Starbase, built a factory near Austin and announced plans to move its headquarters there.

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AArs TechnicaOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-04 20:36

After Texas’ blue wave, what happens to Elon Musk and SpaceX?
After Texas’ blue wave, what happens to Elon Musk and SpaceX?

EconomyMusk floats space data centers as Democratic sweep pressures AI industry

The Texas election result has raised concerns about possible restrictions on data centers, while Elon Musk and Chamath Palihapitiya are drawing attention to the space economy.

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CCoinDeskOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-04 10:03

Musk floats space data centers as Democratic sweep pressures AI industry
Musk floats space data centers as Democratic sweep pressures AI industry

EconomyHow a SpaceX-Tesla merger could give Musk majority control

Combining SpaceX and Tesla could put Elon Musk in control of his trillion-dollar corporate empire. It might also mean he would not have to hit ambitious compensation targets, including creating a human colony of 1 million people on Mars.

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RReutersOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-03 15:10

How a SpaceX-Tesla merger could give Musk majority control
How a SpaceX-Tesla merger could give Musk majority control

WorldZelensky says Musk will not discuss SpaceX operations in Ukraine with him

Zelensky said he wanted to discuss SpaceX’s operations in Ukraine with Elon Musk after recent restrictions, but Musk had not contacted them. He also complained that Musk appeared to have turned against Ukraine and said Kyiv still had no access to the Starshield system.

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TTASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-03 13:44

Zelensky says Musk will not discuss SpaceX operations in Ukraine with him

EconomyMusk’s pay in a SpaceX-Tesla merger: voting control, but no $1 trillion payday

Elon Musk’s recent outsized pay packages at SpaceX and Tesla were tied to striking targets: establishing a human colony of 1 million people on Mars, putting 1 million robotaxis on the road and selling 1 million humanoid robots.

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RReutersOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-03 11:25

Musk’s pay in a SpaceX-Tesla merger: voting control, but no $1 trillion payday
Musk’s pay in a SpaceX-Tesla merger: voting control, but no $1 trillion payday

PoliticsTrump says he is ready to grant preemptive pardons to Musk and aides if Democrats win Congress

Donald Trump said he would be willing to grant preemptive pardons to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and his closest aides if Democrats take control of Congress after the November 3 midterm elections. He rejected a suggestion that Democrats seek to nationalize SpaceX but said he would protect Musk and associates if needed.

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TTASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-02 17:31

Trump says he is ready to grant preemptive pardons to Musk and aides if Democrats win Congress
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