Billionaire. Provocateur. Disruptor. And nowāTrump-endorsed icon.
On Friday, President Trump personally handed Elon Musk a golden key in a dramatic Oval Office farewell, calling him a man who has survived the āslings and arrowsā of public outrage. š
Wearing all black and sporting a black eye (yes, reallyācourtesy of roughhousing with his 5-year-old son), Musk stood tall beside the President during a tense yet historic press conference.
š„ Why it matters:
While the world watched Tesla stock slide and headlines swirl about Muskās growing role in DOGE and cost-cutting chaos, Trump made it clearāheās standing by Elon.
š§ āHeās not leaving,ā Trump said. āItās his baby.ā
Elon echoed the energy: āThis isnāt the end of DOGEāitās just the beginning,ā calling it more than a mission: āItās like Buddhism.ā
š„ Musk vowed $1 trillion in cuts. DOGE is only at $175B nowābut he says theyāre just getting started.
š¤ Musk even clapped back at The New York Times, dodged drug rumors, and called out federal judges for āunconstitutional overreach.ā
šŖ From black eyes to golden keys, Oval Office symbolism to billion-dollar ambitionsāMuskās next chapter starts now, and Trump just opened the door.
This isnāt just politics.
This is power, influence, and the future of tech and government colliding in real time.