Whether Elon Musk is the real “president,” merely the “prime minister” or just Donald Trump’s multibillionaire enforcer, he’s carving out an unprecedented role that could raise conflicts of interest for the new administration.

Musk, the owner of car manufacturer Tesla and social media platform X, has been tapped by Trump to lead the proposed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), with biotech entrepreneur and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, after vocally supporting and financially backing his campaign for president.

President-elect Donald Trump dismissed any suggestion that he’s being usurped by his high-profile billionaire ally Elon Musk during a speech at AmericaFest.

CNN anchor Dana Bash on Sunday hit back at Sen. Bill Hagerty’s (R-Tenn.) claim that Elon Musk was “the only way we would even know” about the government funding plan after the billionaire trashed the deal on his X platform.

On Dec. 22 at a conservative conference in Phoenix, Arizona, President-elect Donald Trump praised Elon Musk and said he is "not taking the presidency."

Musk has joined Trump’s calls with world leaders, weighed in on Cabinet choices and been a regular part of the Trump family since the election.

Donald Trump has said he backs a government shutdown after he and Elon Musk sank a spending bill with just 48 hours to go before the deadline.

Everyone step aside, Jimmy Fallon has figured it out. The NBC late night host debuted the couple name for Donald Trump and Elon Musk: Elonald. The joke came as part of one of Fallon’s often used he-said,

US President-elect Donald Trump dismissed rumours suggesting that billionaire Elon Musk could assume the presidency, stating "it was not happening" and referring to the constitutional requirement that a president must be born in the country.

Stephen King posts ‘scary’ warning about Elon Musk’s control over Trump - King’s fans said that the statement was more disturbing than any of his novels

Republicans ditched their original government spending plan last week after heavy criticism from Musk and later Trump.