Elon Musk says comments of “President Musk” is part of a media conspiracy to “drive a wedge between” him and Donald Trump, but he hasn’t outright rejected his new moniker. Comments about Musk’s political influence rolled in after he went on a posting spree Wednesday to threaten GOP lawmakers with retribution if they didn’t reject a stopgap budget he felt had too wide of a scope.

President-elect Donald Trump may be afraid of upsetting the "king of the world" Elon Musk, right-wing activist Laura Loomer has suggested. Loomer, a Trump loyalist, said the billionaire's huge financial contribution to the Republican's reelection campaign may be the reason the president-elect is siding with Musk in a dispute over H-1B visas.

Elon Musk has been staying in an expensive cottage at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, giving him “easy access” to the president-elect, The New York Times reported Monday. “Elon Musk plays many roles with President-elect Donald J.