Donald Trump did not ask Elon Musk to be an advisor: Tech mogul corrects record
Billionaire business mogul Elon Musk on Thursday denied media reports that he is in talks with Donald Trump to serve in an advisory role in the Republican's administration should the former president win back the White House in November.
"There have not been any discussions of a role for me in a potential Trump Presidency," Musk wrote in a post on his social media platform X in response to multiple stories that the presumptive Republican 2024 nominee wanted to give the tech mogul a special advisory role.
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The Wall Street Journal cited unnamed sources when it reported that the two men discussed a role for Musk in a hypothetical second Trump term and that Musk briefed Trump on plans to invest in a data-driven project hoping to prevent voter fraud. CNBC reported the advisory role could focus on the economy or border security.
Musk also responded to a Bloomberg report Thursday that he "counsels Trump on crypto" and that Trump campaign officials have discussed inviting Musk to speak at the Republican National Convention in July.
"Pretty sure I’ve never discussed crypto with Trump, although I am generally in favor of things that shift power from government to the people, which crypto can do," Musk wrote in a separate post on X. He did not address the mention that he could be on stage at the RNC later this summer in Milwaukee.
Musk previously served on two business advisory councils during Trump's first term, but made good on his threat to quit them when Trump pulled the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement. Biden rejoined the international treaty on climate change shortly after taking office in 2021.
Earlier this year, Musk made clear in another post on X that he would not be donating money to either candidate in the 2024 presidential election.
Rachel Barber is a 2024 election fellow at Paste BN, focusing on politics and education. Follow her on X, formerly Twitter, as @rachelbarber_