--- title: "Elon Musk Distances Himself From Possible Trump Presidency" description: "Elon Musk has hit back against the Wall Street Journal's claims that he's been in talks to advise Donald Trump if he wins the election." date: "2024-05-30" modified: "2024-05-30" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-denies-trump-advisor-talks" categories: - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "donald trump" - "elon musk" - "politics" - "the digest" --- # Elon Musk Distances Himself From Possible Trump Presidency ![Elon Musk has hit back against the Wall Street Journal's claims that he's been in talks to advise Donald Trump if he wins the election.]() *\Image: Steven Hirsch / Pool / Steve Granitz / FilmMagic via Getty / Futurism\* ## Doubt and Denial Donald Trump has reportedly been discussing [bringing multi-hyphenate billionaire Elon Musk into his second White House term]() should he win re-election — but the entrepreneur himself is denying he ever got an offer to join the team. In response to the [*Wall Street Journal*'s reporting](), which was based on a number of anonymous sources, [Musk tweeted]() that "there have not been any discussions of a role for me in a potential Trump Presidency." Notably, the mercurial CEO did not address the article's other key claims, including that he had pitched Trump on a voter fraud prevention project or that he was lobbying other business leaders against voting for President Joe Biden's re-election. In March, [Musk tweeted]() that he is "not donating money to either candidate for US President," though of course, there are other forms of donations and electoral influencing besides financial, and those sorts of non-denials are able to cover all manner of sins that aren't explicitly referenced. ## Fire and Fury Throughout the course of his daily tweeting, the X-formerly-Twitter owner also denied a [*Bloomberg* report]() — which was, once again, based on an anonymous source — claiming that he'd been advising Trump on crypto policy and that the GOP frontrunner had been considering inviting him to speak at the Republican National Convention. "Pretty sure I’ve never discussed crypto with Trump," [the billionaire tweeted](), "although I am generally in favor of things that shift power from government to the people, which crypto can do." What bearing, if any, these denials will have on the [once-tense relationship]() between these two controversial moguls remains to be seen. Earlier this year, reports suggested that [Trump had made overtures to Musk]() about buying his failing Twitter clone, [Truth Social](), in what was seen as a thawing of their friends-to-enemies arc — though obviously, that purported deal proposal didn't go through. Overall, this update to the ballad of Trump and Musk is a parable in learning to take anonymously sourced claims with a grain of salt — or, perhaps, a reminder that these two are some of the most [wishy-washy]() figures to [ever hit American business]() and politics. **More on Musk:** [*Elon Musk Blind With Rage After Analysts Recommend Rejecting His $56 Billion Pay Package*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()