DONALD Trump and Elon Musk were seen performing a rendition of the patriotic song God Bless America – hours after the president-elect sat down with Joe Biden at the White House.
But eagle-eyed viewers were quick to comment on the Tesla mogul’s performance at Mar-a-Lago.
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Musk and Trump have developed a close bond in recent months, with the Space X founder seen at the tycoon’s rallies and Trump’s election night celebration.
He even joined Trump on his trip to Washington, D.C., where the president-elect spoke with Biden and Republicans on Capitol Hill.
Musk and Trump sent diehard supporters wild with their duet of the song, performed by opera singer Chris Macchio.
But, it appeared the words didn’t come naturally to Musk.
“Elon doesn’t know the words,” one fan said.
Footage shared by Margo Martin, Trump’s deputy director of communications, showed Musk gesticulating wildly.
But, he kept glancing at Macchio as the singer belted out the song.
The crowd went wild as Macchio hit the high notes, with Trump and Musk leading the applause.
Trump opted for a more relaxed look as he was without his red tie.
But, he was seen sporting his signature 45-47 Make America Great Again baseball cap.
Fans said Musk and Trump were making politics more fun.
While others said it felt as if they were living in a movie, branding the duo’s performance legendary.
Footage from the event showed Musk wildly raising his hand when he was dubbed the George Soros of the right.
Trump and Musk jetted to Washington DC, earlier on Wednesday ahead of the president-elect’s meeting with Biden.
Donald Trump’s Cabinet Picks
In the days following his dominant Election Day victory, President-elect Donald Trump has begun carving out his future administation.
Here’s a list of Trump’s confirmed cabinet picks:
- Susie Wiles – White House Chief of Staff
- Stephen Miller – Deputy Chief of Staff
- Bill McGinley – White House counsel
- Tom Homan, ex-ICE acting director, – “Border Czar”
- Elise Stefanik, Republican New York representative – Ambassador to the United Nations
- Lee Zeldin, former New York representative – Environmental Protection Agency administrator
- Marco Rubio, Republican Florida senator – Secretary of State
- Kristi Noem, Republican South Dakota governor – Homeland Security Secretary
- Mike Huckabee, former Arkansas governor – Ambassador to Israel
- John Ratcliffe, former Texas representative – CIA director
- Pete Hegseth, US Army veteran – Secretary of Defense
- Mike Waltz, Republican Florida representative – National Security Advisor
- Steven Witkoff, real estate investor – Middle East envoy
- Elon Musk & Vivek Ramaswamy – Department of Government Efficiency
- Tim Scott, Republican South Carolina senator – Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee
- Tulsi Gabbard, former Hawaii representative – Director of National Intelligence
- Matt Gaetz, Republican Florida representative – attorney general
It is tradition for an outgoing president to meet their successor, but Trump didn’t sit down with his successor, Biden, following the 2020 election.
Trump has wasted no time since his landslide victory over Kamala Harris as he has started making nominations for his cabinet.
The brash tycoon, who will be the first president since Grover Cleveland to serve non-consecutive terms, raised eyebrows when he nominated firebrand Republican congressman Matt Gaetz for the position of attorney general.
Gaetz has been under scrutiny by the House Ethics Committee and was being probed over allegations of sexual misconduct.
Gaetz has since resigned from Congress.
His resignation came as the Republicans secured a trifecta, meaning the GOP will have the White House, House of Representatives, and Senate.
But, the party will likely have a razor-thin majority in the House.
Trump nominated former Democratic lawmaker Tulsi Gabbard to the position of Director of National Intelligence.
Meanwhile, Musk and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will head up the newly-created Department of Government Efficiency.
Trump has chosen Fox News star Pete Hegseth to be his Defense Secretary and nominated Florida congressman Mike Waltz for the position of national security adviser.
Trump ruled out adding Mike Pompeo, who served in the Republican’s first adminstration, and GOP rival Nikki Haley to his cabinet.
Haley previously served as the US’ ambassador to the United Nations.
Trump has nominated loyalist Elise Stefanik to assume the position.
In a statement, Trump described Stefanik as a “very smart America First fighter.”
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