Donald Trump Praises Elon Musk After Winning US Presidential Election

President-elect Donald Trump praised X owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, one of his open supporters during the White House race. “We have a new star... a star is born—Elon!” the Republican nominee said from the stage on Tuesday, November 6. Trump declared himself victorious and promised to bring a “golden age” to the United States.

“America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate,” he said to cheering crowds The Republican has picked up the battleground states of Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia, leaving Kamala Harris with only a narrow path to victory.

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“This was a movement like nobody’s ever seen before, and frankly, this was, I believe, the greatest political movement of all time. There’s never been anything like this in this country, and maybe beyond,” Trump said.

"This is the greatest political movement", US President-elect #DonaldTrump on the election win during his victory speech at #Florida#USElections2024#ElectionDay#TrumpVsHarris#USPollsWithDD#USPresidentialElection2024pic.twitter.com/akdS9nsqSi

— DD India (@DDIndialive) November 6, 2024

Praising Musk, he humorously said, “He sent a rocket up, I saw it coming down.” Trump further said, "He is a genius. We have to protect our geniuses, we don't have many of them."

🇺🇸 DONALD TRUMP ANNONCE SA VICTOIRE.
Alors que Zelensky a félicité Trump pour son élection, ce dernier a déclaré dans son speech : "Je ne vais pas débuté de guerres, je vais mettre fin aux guerres" !
♦ Maintenant nous allons voir si Donald Trump atteint l'investiture et ce qu'il… pic.twitter.com/r9z0AV2sjD

— Pascal Laurent (@Pascal_Laurent_) November 6, 2024

Trump extended praise to Musk, the Tesla CEO who helped President-elect Trump win the US elections. Musk also campaigned for Donald Trump on his social media account X with several political posts. In some posts, he also slammed Kamala Harris and attended campaigns for Republican candidate Trump.