As an immigrant, Elon Musk is constitutionally barred from running for the American presidency. It's a silly rule. (Why should an accident of birth determine one's fitness for office?) But Musk, ever the innovator, appears to have found a shrewd way around it.
Philosophically and financially, Musk has much to gain from his new connection to the White House. His many businesses are huge beneficiaries of federal subsidies and the subject of many regulations.
Throughout the campaign, both Musk and Trump suggested that Musk would be given carte blanche over the operations of the federal government, including running what they're calling a Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, with a mandate to slash spending.
After all, what could be worse than an incompetent, narcissistic, megalomaniac billionaire taking control of the United States? Answer: a competent narcissistic, megalomaniac billionaire taking control of the United States.
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