The interesting question is how this will affect Tesla. Will Musk continue as the CEO, or will he step down? I would assume that every other major shareholder and leader hopes he will step down.<p>Once you become a top-level politician, that is your primary identity. Everything else you do becomes a side business. If Musk remains the CEO, everyone doing business with Tesla understands that they are dealing with a US government official. That's going to be a big business risk, especially outside the US.
This is a title grant to keep Musk happy. Musk gets to meme about it while being held to no actual metrics, Trump gets to keep Musk content to chase snipes around the garden.<p>Musk is being played for a fool and he doesn't see it. He's being treated the same way you treat a 5 year old who needs to be kept busy, lol.
Well, Trump also picked Marco Rubio for State… so I am not exactly thinking that this administration will stop spending. A few minor cuts maybe, just enough to allow MAGA types to say Trump “kept his promises.”