Donald Trump’s identify could have been on the ballots when Republicans gained the presidential election, however there are already indicators that billionaire Elon Musk is asserting final management over the social gathering.
When Trump first accepted the 2016 Republican nomination, he infamously proclaimed, “I alone can fix it.” However eight years later, exhibiting indicators of bodily and psychological decline, Trump is counting on Musk to prop up his political ambitions.
Musk’s political motion committee, America PAC, spent a reported $200 million to assist Trump within the election. A few of its cash was used to prop up X, previously Twitter, which is owned by Musk. This served a twin function of feeding X promoting funds it misplaced after sponsors left largely as a result of racist content material, nevertheless it additionally aided a social media community that was the middle of a number of pro-Trump falsehoods, conspiracy theories, and assaults.
Trump’s personal social media community, Reality Social, has successfully been an also-ran on this respect, and apart from Trump’s posts there, its content material receives nearly no mainstream consideration.
America PAC is just not winding down after the election. Musk has stated it can proceed to function, backing Republican candidates, together with possible contestants within the 2028 presidential primaries. Earlier than this growth, the most important affect in Republican primaries since 2016 has been Trump. His hand-selected candidates have ceaselessly underperformed, however now Musk’s actions threaten to overshadow Trump’s energy base.
