‘This is odd’: Elon Musk compared to ‘guest who wouldn’t leave’ after lengthy Mar-a-Lago stay
The IndependentSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Elon Musk is spending "nearly every day" with Donald Trump at his Florida estate and sitting in on calls with world leaders, according to reports. "Musk has been in the room when world leaders called Trump, and tonight we've learned he's also weighing in on staffing decisions – making clear his preference for certain roles, even," Collins said on Sunday night. open image in gallery Kai Trump poses with Elon Musk during a golfing outing with her grandfather, president-elect Donald Trump "While Musk himself is still not expected to take any kind of formal position, given how complicated it would be with his companies, what's becoming clearer tonight is that he doesn't really need to – with one source telling me Elon Musk is having just as much influence from the outside." In her interview, Swisher said Trump was attracted to Musk's prodigious wealth and "nerd glamour", but has a history of falling out with even his most loyal associates, and "goes through people like tissues".