Can Elon Musk Run for US President? Donald Trump Weighs In on the Debate

Can Elon Musk Run for US President?: “No, he’s not taking the presidency,” Trump told At American Fest 2024 in Phoenix, President-elect Donald Trump addressed swirling rumors about ceding his presidency to tech billionaire Elon Musk.

Trump expressed his admiration for Musk, one of the largest donors to his presidential campaign. “Isn’t it nice to have smart people we can rely on? Don’t we want that? But no, he’s not going to be president, that I can tell you,” Trump said.

"You know why he can't be? He wasn't born in this country," Trump said of the Tesla and SpaceX boss, who was born in South Africa.

The US Constitution requires that a president be a natural-born US citizen.

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“You know, they’re on a new kick,” he said. “All the different hoaxes. The new one is that President Trump has ceded the presidency to Elon Musk. No, no, that’s not happening.”

The influence of Musk, who will serve as Trump's "efficiency czar," has become a focus point for Democratic attacks, with questions raised over how an unelected citizen can wield so much power.

And there is even growing anger among Republicans after Musk trashed a government funding proposal this week in a blizzard of posts -- many of them wildly inaccurate -- to his more than 200 million followers on his social media platform X.

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Musk’s political influence has become a focal point in recent months, drawing both admiration and concern. Musk has earned considerable attention in political circles. His business dealings with the US government, such as his companies' heavy reliance on federal contracts and regulations, have only added to the scrutiny.

Musk replied, "Yup" on Friday to an X post written on Friday that read, "The reason the Dems keep saying president Musk is they are deliberately trying to drive a wedge between Musk and Trump, appealing to Trump's ego. Would be cool to see Trump call them out on their obvious ploy."

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