19.11.2024 13:20
It has been claimed that discussions between billionaire Elon Musk, who is part of the close working team of the elected president of the United States, Donald Trump, and Boris Epshteyn, one of Trump's senior advisors, regarding cabinet appointments in the new administration have caused tension between the two.
According to a report by the "Axios" site, which is based in the U.S. and relies on unnamed sources who witnessed the discussion, a "heated argument" took place between Musk, who supported Trump’s election campaign with millions of dollars in donations, and Trump’s legal advisor Epshteyn.
Sources claimed that during a dinner held at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, Musk questioned the qualifications of the candidates Epshteyn proposed for cabinet appointments, which reportedly angered Epshteyn. Sources alleging that Musk accused Epshteyn of leaking details about the selected cabinet members to the media stated that Epshteyn denied this accusation.
Sources describing this argument as a "major explosion" also noted that Musk was "pressuring" Trump regarding cabinet appointments. On the other hand, neither party has yet made a statement regarding the allegations of the dispute.
MUSK'S SUPPORT FOR TRUMP'S ELECTION CAMPAIGN
Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, gained attention for his support of Republican candidate Donald Trump’s campaign during the U.S. presidential election process.
For the first time, Musk held a rally alone in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to support Trump, and he also announced that he would give $1 million to one person every day until the election through a lottery among those who signed the campaign of the political action committee supporting Trump, "America PAC."
After announcing his support, Musk donated at least $119 million to Trump’s election campaign during the subsequent period. Trump, who was elected as the 47th President of the United States by coming first in the elections, announced that businessman Musk and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy would jointly run the Department of Government Efficiency.