Billionaire Elon Musk has suggested he will step up to the mark if appointed to a White House role by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
WHAT TRUMP SAID
Trump said Monday if he is elected president in November he would be open to naming the Tesla CEO to a cabinet or advisory role.
‘He’s a very smart guy. I certainly would, if he would do it, I certainly would. He’s a brilliant guy,’ Trump said in an interview with Reuters.
MUSK RESPONDS
Musk responded to the comments on X today with just five words: ‘I am willing to serve.’
The CEO of X, formerly known as Twitter, also shared a picture of himself standing behind a podium with the words ‘Department Of Government Efficiency’ and ‘D.O.G.E etched onto it.
The sign appears to be a reference to Dogecoin, a joke cryptocurrency that Musk aggressively promoted in 2021 causing its value to soar.
Musk and Trump have already formed an alliance with the Tesla CEO publicly endorsing Trump in the presidential race.
The pair carried out an extraordinary online interview together last week that was beset with problems including a major delay because of a ‘massive’ cyber attack.
