Elon Musk-Donald Trump bromance doomed? US President-elect privately complains about 'clingy' DOGE head
Donald Trump is reportedly growing weary of Elon Musk’s frequent appearances at Mar-a-Lago, despite publicly lauding him as a key donor and supporter. The unlikely bromance between Donald Trump and Elon Musk may not yet be over, but its contours are certainly beginning to fray, according to a report.
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Publicly, Donald Trump is thrilled to have his mega-donor and “First Buddy” Elon Musk camping out just a few hundred feet from his house. Privately, he seems to be tiring of Musk dropping in whenever he feels like it.
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Trump complains about 'clingy' Elon Musk
“Trump does complain a bit to people about how Musk is around a lot. He's really parked himself in Trump's face," according to New York Times White House Correspondent Maggie Haberman, reported The Telegraph. After pouring more than a quarter-billion dollars into Trump’s re-election effort to make him win, Musk has been renting the $2,000-per-night Banyan Cottage at Trump’s private Mar-a-Lago club, the New York Times reported last week.
It’s not clear who will ultimately foot the bill for the cottage, which is just a few hundred feet from Trump’s main residence and transition-team headquarters. From Banyan, Musk has been able to attend Trump’s personnel
