Elon Musk spent $118 million to elect Trump. What will he get in return?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : But if he pushes Trump to adopt a more broadly deregulatory agenda, it could provide benefits far beyond just Musk's own companies.
59% : Trump even softened his rhetoric on the campaign trail in response to Musk's support, saying in August, "I have no choice" but to support E.V.s "because Elon endorsed me very strongly.
52% : After that, Musk was fully on board, casting Trump as America's last hope.
48% : On the campaign trail, Trump repeatedly suggested he would rescind a program providing $7,500 tax credits for new electric vehicle (E.V.) purchases, telling Reuters, "tax credits and tax incentives are not generally a very good thing.
46% : In a second Trump administration, Musk could stand to exert considerable influence on government policy to his own benefit.
44% : Trump has indicated that he wants to put Musk in charge of a government efficiency commission, tasked with cutting trillions of dollars from the federal budget.
44% : "On the other hand, Musk could push Trump further in a deregulatory direction, which would benefit not just his companies but his competitors.
40% : But what is he likely to get in return?Even before hopping onstage and declaring himself "dark MAGA" at an October Trump rally in Pennsylvania, Musk put a staggering amount of cash into the race: Starting in the summer, when he endorsed Trump after the former president narrowly escaped an assassination attempt, Musk poured more than $118 million into his own pro-Trump political action committee -- an amount greater than what Trump's official campaign raised in total small-dollar donations.
30% : "Very few Americans realize that, if Trump is NOT elected, this will be the last election," he wrote in a September post on X. "Far from being a threat to democracy, he is the only way to save it!"

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