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Trump returns to White House, Musk’s future role attracts much attention

[The Epoch Times, November 7, 2024] (Comprehensive report by Epoch Times reporter Xia Yu)

President #Trump will return to the White House in January next year after winning the US election on November 5. Trump's return to the White House could reshape American business, and much will depend on who he appoints as his deputies and cabinet members, including the closely watched role of Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

Trump formed a close partnership with Musk in the final stages of this campaign, and that partnership appears to be getting stronger as he officially returns to the White House.
Musk invested at least US$118 million of his own funds to form and fund America PAC. Musk said in a live broadcast on the X platform that "(PAC) will continue to operate after this election and prepare for the midterm elections and any midterm elections."
He said American PAC "will strive to play a significant role" in House, Senate and even some local elections.
As Trump begins to shape his agenda and fill out his cabinet after winning the election, his relationship with Musk is sure to draw more attention. Musk's future role in the Trump administration and Tesla's prospects have also received much media attention.

Heading the Council on Government Effectiveness?

In September, Trump revealed in a public speech that he planned to establish a Government Efficiency Commission led by Musk. While he did not elaborate on how the committee would operate, in addition to saying that the committee would develop a plan to eliminate "fraud and improper payments" within six months of its formation, he also said that Musk has agreed to serve as the committee's chairman. person in charge.
Musk also said that at least $2 trillion can be cut from the $6.75 trillion federal budget. How to implement it may be an issue for the next Trump administration.
He said he had spoken with Trump about the matter and expressed his interest in serving on the committee. He also responded to the offer on the X platform, saying "if given the opportunity, I look forward to serving the United States...without salary, title or recognition."

Reuters reports that greater efficiency may mean fewer rules and regulatory agencies.

Trump and Musk don’t see eye to eye on everything

But Trump and Musk don't see eye to eye on all issues. Trump has said he won't let California require all vehicles in the state to be electric within a decade, but Musk runs the world's most valuable electric car company.
Rivian and Tesla's former policy chief James Chen hope Musk can change some of Trump's views on electric vehicles.

How Musk will handle his conflicts of interest in automotive, aerospace, medical, construction and artificial intelligence is unclear.
Reuters reported that Musk is also a strong supporter of carbon-free energy, and Tesla is a major supplier of solar systems and batteries. Trump has pledged to shut down the offshore wind industry and revoke all unspent funds under the Inflation Reduction Act, Biden's signature climate law.
During Trump's first term as president, a trade war broke out with Beijing and he imposed tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars of goods from China. More than 40% of Tesla's deliveries come from the Chinese market. During Trump's second term, the prospects of Tesla's Shanghai factory are of concern.
In addition, regardless of whether Musk holds a formal or informal government role during Trump's second term, the last thing Tesla investors want to see is that Musk's time running Tesla is affected.

CNN reported that no matter who is elected, the relationship between SpaceX, another major company run by Musk, and the federal government will not be much different. SpaceX's main rival, Boeing, is experiencing technical problems with the spacecraft that transports astronauts to and from the International Space Station.

Musk’s election campaign

In the two decades since PayPal's initial public offering made Musk a major figure in the tech world, he has spent much of his time staying out of politics, instead talking about technological ventures such as colonizing Mars. Musk voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Joe Biden in 2020. After the attempted assassination of Trump in Pennsylvania, Musk publicly pledged his support for Trump.
Since then, Musk has gone all out and become one of the most eye-catching people campaigning for Trump. The two began appearing together at a series of public events, and they conducted a two-hour live interview on the X platform.

Musk, wearing a dark version of Trump's iconic "Make America Great Again" hat, appeared with Trump at a campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania, on October 5, and again in New York City on October 27 campaign event at Madison Square Garden.
In the final weeks of the campaign, Musk also hosted town hall meetings in battleground states and launched a $1 million bonus lottery for voters in swing states.
On election night, Musk went to Mar-a-Lago to spend time with Trump. As election results continued to come in, Musk took to Twitter to express his excitement about working with Trump to cut government spending. He posted a photo of himself in deep conversation with Trump and Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO Dana White, adding a fire emoji and four American flags. In another Photoshopped image, Musk holds a sink in the Oval Office and writes: "Let's soak it all in."
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川普回归白宫 马斯克未来角色倍受关注

【大纪元2024年11月07日讯】（大纪元记者夏雨综合报导）

总统 #川普 在11月5日赢得美国大选后，将在明年1月重返白宫。川普回归白宫可能会重塑美国商业，在很大程度上取决于他任命谁担任副手和内阁成员，包括特斯拉首席执行官埃隆‧马斯克的角色，倍受外界关注。

川普在本次竞选活动的最后阶段，与马斯克建立了紧密伙伴关系，随着他正式返回白宫，这种伙伴关系似乎会变得更加牢固。
马斯克投入至少1.18亿美元自有资金，组建并资助美国政治行动委员会（America PAC）。马斯克在X平台的直播中表示，“（PAC）将在这次选举后继续运作，并为中期选举和任何中期选举做准备。”
他说，在众议院、参议院甚至一些地方选举中，美国政治行动委员会“将力争发挥重要作用”。
随着川普赢得大选后开始制定议程和填补内阁，他与马斯克的关系一定会引起更多关注。马斯克在川普政府的未来角色，以及特斯拉的前景也倍受媒体关注。

领导政府效率委员会？

9月，川普在一次公开演讲中透露，他打算成立一个由马斯克领导的政府效率委员会。虽然他没有详细说明该委员会将如何运作，但除了表示该委员会将在成立后六个月内，制定一项消除“欺诈和不当付款”的计划外，他还表示马斯克已同意担任该委员会的负责人。
马斯克也表示，6.75万亿美元的联邦预算中至少可以削减2万亿美元。如何实施可能是下一届川普政府的议题。
他说，他曾与川普就此事进行过交谈，并表示他有兴趣在该委员会任职。他还回应了X平台上的提议，称“如果有机会，我期待为美国服务……不需要薪水、头衔和认可。”

路透社报导，提高效率或许意味着更少的规则和监管机构。

川普和马斯克并非事事看法一致

但川普和马斯克并非在所有议题上看法一致。川普曾表示，他不会让加州在十年内要求该州所有车辆都替换成电动汽车，但马斯克经营着世界上最有价值的电动汽车公司。
Rivian和特斯拉前政策主管詹姆斯‧陈（James Chen）希望马斯克能改变一些川普对电动车的看法。

马斯克将如何处理他在汽车、航天、医疗、建筑和人工智能方面的利益冲突尚不清楚。
路透社报导，马斯克也是无碳能源的大力支持者，特斯拉是太阳能系统和电池的主要供应商。川普承诺要关闭海上风电行业，并撤销《通胀削减法案》（拜登的标志性气候法）下所有未动用资金。
川普在首个总统任期内，与北京爆发贸易战，对来自中国的数千亿美元商品加征关税。而特斯拉有超过40%的交付来自中国市场，在川普第二任期内，特斯拉上海工厂的前景令人关注。
此外，也无论马斯克在川普第二任期中，是否担任正式或非正式的政府角色，特斯拉投资者最不希望看到的就是马斯克在管理特斯拉的时间上受到影响。

CNN报导，无论谁当选，马斯克经营的另一家主要企业SpaceX与联邦政府的关系都不会有太大不同。SpaceX的主要竞争对手波音公司，在运送宇航员往返国际空间站的航天器上遇到技术问题。

马斯克助选历程

自PayPal首次公开募股，让马斯克成为科技界重要人物以来的二十年里，他大部分时间都没有太涉入政治，而是谈论殖民火星等技术冒险。马斯克在2016年投票支持希拉里‧克林顿，在2020年投票支持乔‧拜登。在宾州刺杀川普未遂案后，马斯克公开承诺支持川普。
此后，马斯克全力以赴，成为为川普助选最引人注目的人之一。两人开始一起出现在一系列公开活动中，他们X平台上进行了长达两小时的直播采访。

马斯克戴着川普标志性“让美国再次伟大”帽子的深色版，于10月5日与川普一起出现在宾州巴特勒竞选活动现场，并于10月27日再次出现在纽约市的麦迪逊广场花园竞选活动现场。
在竞选活动最后几周，马斯克还在战场州主持市政厅会议，并向摇摆州选民推出100万美元奖金抽奖。
在大选夜，马斯克前往海湖庄园和川普一起度过。随着选举结果不断公布，马斯克在推特上表达了他对与川普合作削减政府开支的兴奋之情。他发布了一张自己与川普、终极格斗冠军赛首席执行官白大拿（Dana White）深入交谈的照片，并添加了一个火焰表情符号和四面美国国旗。在另一张PS的图片中，马斯克抱着一个水槽在白宫椭圆形办公室，他写道：“让我们沉浸其中。”
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