Donald and Elon can't get enough of each other

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

78% : Trump is clearly enamored: He has called Musk a "genius" while listening to ideas and suggestions shared by the quirky Tesla and SpaceX owner.
70% : Musk then brought it up with Trump himself during an Aug. 13 conversation on Musk's social media platform X. Trump responded warmly, calling Musk a "great cutter.
70% : "It's a bromance," said one Mar-a-Lago member who has witnessed Trump and Musk's interactions, "and they are having a blast."
69% : So far, Trump, who enjoys surrounding himself with an eclectic array of celebrities and business titans at his club, has tolerated behavior from Musk that might have grated him with others.
61% : Trump brought an entourage of aides and lawmakers, including Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), a top contender for Treasury secretary, to the launch.
61% : The incoming president and the world's richest man have remained seemingly inseparable over the last two weeks as Musk has sat in on calls with world leaders, joined Trump and his family members for meals, and was ever present as the president-elect charts out his second administration.
60% : Musk also influenced Trump on the merits of this novel satellite broadband service.
59% : "On Sept. 5 Trump announced that he'd establish the commission, and after his win this month declared the establishment of DOGE.
54% : In the last week alone, Musk and Trump have met up in Texas -- where a Tesla Cybertruck joined Trump's motorcade -- traveled together to Washington, D.C., to address GOP lawmakers, chowed down on McDonald's in the early hours of the morning, attended a professional fight and sang together in front of all of Trump's friends at Mar-a-Lago.
51% : "I have discussed with Trump the idea of a government efficiency commission," Musk told host Lex Fridman during an August interview.
49% : On election night, Musk and his young son, named X, joined the Trump family photo at the urging of Trump, and Trump's granddaughter in the days after said that Musk had achieved "uncle status.
45% : And so I think he's fascinated with solving problems, and this gives him a front row seat in helping solve problems that you otherwise would never be faced with," said the person close to Trump.
35% : Musk has publicly advocated for both personnel and Senate leadership picks that didn't materialize, while straying from the established talking points of Trump and his staff.
32% : "But while aides and advisers have complained to the press that Musk is still around and butting into transition decisions, Trump and his family haven't appeared to care.
32% : On the campaign trail this fall, Trump said he initially knew little of its operations ("What's Starlink?" he asked).
24% : Trump was apparently unmoved, as Lutnick ended up with an administration job different than what he lobbied for.
17% : Among Musk's defeats: Pushing for Sen. Rick Scott for majority leader (it went to Sen. John Thune, after Trump declined to get involved); and touting Howard Lutnick for Treasury secretary, only to watch Trump appoint his transition head to lead the Commerce Department instead.
13% : Donald Trump's staff have privately grumbled about the new house guest at Mar-a-Lago who won't seem to leave, while the company in question, Elon Musk, continues to step out ahead of Trump on matters of both policy and personnel.

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