Elon Musk’s role in Donald Trump’s administration hasn’t been announced, but the billionaire and Tesla CEO is already sharing some of his enthusiasm for the incoming president and his deregulatory desires on social media.
Musk, who owns the social media platform X, has been posting regularly about politics, deregulation and incoming Trump administration personnel. The prominent Trump ally appears poised to play a significant role advising the incoming administration, and some social media posts indicate he is spending time at Mar-a-Lago advising the president-elect during the early transition.
His public posts indicate how he might seek to shape Trump’s policies.
Musk’s biography line on X currently reads: “The people voted for major government reform.”
“Government Efficiency FTW!!” he posted Monday in response to a Republican lawmaker’s suggestion that a GOP-led Congress should have bills to “shrink government overreach” on Trump’s desk by the first day of his term.
Musk recently has posted criticism of the Education Department, weighed in on the next Senate majority leader and celebrated Trump for selecting Tom Homan as his White House “border czar.”
He welcomed broad deregulation and government spending cuts and reposted a comment from Trump ally Vivek Ramaswamy saying that, “A band of small-government revolutionaries will save our nation. It’s the only way.”
Musk said of Ramaswamy’s remarks, “Absolutely! Would be interesting to hear recommendations for roles in the new administration for consideration by the President.”
Musk also called for “maniacally dedicated small-government revolutionaries” to join the incoming Trump administration.
Trump said in September that Musk had agreed to lead a “government efficiency commission tasked with conducting a complete financial and performance audit of the entire federal government.”
Musk wouldn’t officially serve in the Cabinet, Trump told Fox News in October. “He doesn’t want to be in the Cabinet. He just wants to be in charge of cost-cutting.”
The Trump transition team declined to share the details of Musk’s expected role with the incoming administration.
“Elon Musk is a once-in-a-generation business leader and our federal bureaucracy will certainly benefit from his ideas and efficiency. His specific role will be announced when that decision is formalized,” said Karoline Leavitt, a spokesperson for the Trump-Vance transition team.