PANews reported on November 12 that according to Jinshi, ABC quoted multiple unnamed sources as saying that billionaire Elon Musk has become one of the key figures in the formation of Trump's future government. It is reported that Musk has appeared at Mar-a-Lago almost every day since the last election, which has a direct impact on Trump's personnel decisions and strategies for his second term. Sources said that he participated in two calls between Trump and foreign leaders. When talking with Zelensky Zelensky, Trump even handed the phone to Musk and asked Musk to discuss the situation with the Ukrainian leader in person. Musk also participated in the call with Turkish President Erdogan.

In addition, according to the Associated Press, people familiar with the matter revealed that Musk's super political action committee (Super PAC) spent about $200 million to help Trump's campaign for US president.