CNN reported on November 10 that US President-elect Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate has been receiving a lot of guests in the past 48 hours. These guests include people who want to seek a position in the new administration, or people who try to influence Mr. Trump's appointment decisions. However, technology billionaire Elon Musk is said to be the person with the greatest influence on Mr. Trump's personnel selection in his second term. The SpaceX boss has appeared at Mar-a-Lago almost every day since Mr. Trump won the election. Mr. Musk had a few dinners with Mr. Trump and the two even played golf together on Sunday. Notably, Mr. Musk was present with Mr. Trump when the President-elect talked with world leaders. The most typical example was the conversation between Mr. Trump and Ukrainian President Zelensky, when Mr. Trump turned on the speakerphone so that Mr. Musk could follow the developments. President Zelensky is said to have thanked Mr Musk for the Starlink system during the call.

President-elect Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk. Photo: NYT

As a close confidant of Mr. Trump, billionaire Elon Musk's opinions on personnel selection "carry a lot of weight." In addition to the President-elect, Mr. Musk also has a very good relationship with billionaire Howard Lutnick - the person in charge of personnel in Mr. Trump's power transition process. The SpaceX boss is pushing for Republican Senator Rick Scott to become the majority leader in the US Senate. According to CNN sources, Mr. Musk is unlikely to take on a "full-time" position in Mr. Trump's administration. However, the American technology billionaire still has great access and can influence from the outside.

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