Mars, like, teleworking… How Musk whispers his whims in Trump’s ear

« I love you Elon », « A star is born »… As evidenced by Donald Trump’s recent statements, the Republican and the tech giant Elon Musk are experiencing a real ” bromance », Anglo-Saxon term for a friendly honeymoon. At the inauguration ceremony this Monday, January 20, the boss of

If the billionaire stood out in the evening with what appeared to many as a Nazi salute, he especially left his mark in Donald Trump’s speeches. Among the shocking measures taken from the start by the new president are several subjects which are at the heart of Elon Musk’s battles: gender issues, freedom of expression and the conquest of Mars.

Elon Musk, America’s “First Best Friend”

From the campaign to Donald Trump’s victory, the man who last November became the richest man in history is everywhere. Viral videos from the New Year’s Eve party at the new head of state’s villa show the two men in tuxedos, dancing hilariously. This friendship even goes beyond the boundaries of intimacy, since the Silicon Valley entrepreneur was also present during a call from Donald Trump to President Volodymyr Zelensky last November and even at the inauguration of Notre-Dame the following month .

And yet, between the president and the man the American media nicknamed “First Buddy”, love at first sight was not immediate. In 2020, Elon Musk even voted for Joe Biden. But four years later, in a turnaround, the billionaire invested more than 250 million to support Donald Trump during his campaign.

Slayer of the “wokism virus”

X’s boss swung to the right of the right. One of the triggers? The sex change of his son Xavier Musk, who became Vivian Jenna Wilson at the age of 18.

Last July, Elon Musk gave an interview to the star of conservative thought across the Atlantic, Jordan Peterson, where he returned to this episode. “ I lost my sonassures this father of twelve children from three different mothers. Ilis dead, killed by the virus of wokism thatI swore to destroy after that. And we are making progress. »

To lead this fight, Donald Trump is his best ally. Elected largely thanks to the mobilization of the tech giant, the new president, himself fiercely opposed to transgender issues, is indeed taking up this fight.

“Starting today, it will be the official policy of the United States Government that there are only two sexes, male and female.”established at birth, he asserted this Monday during his inauguration. Sex will be defined according to whether the person is born with eggs or sperm, specifies the decree signed a few hours later.

“Restore freedom of expression”

If Elon Musk is so influential, it is also because he is, with Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg, the king of social networks. In October 2022, he bought Twitter for $44 billion (41.6 billion euros), which became X. Defending freedom of expression, threatened according to him by the Democrats, became one of the billionaire’s main battles. In particular, it reinstates Donald Trump’s account, banned after the assault on the Capitol in 2021.

This Monday, Elon Musk fulfilled his goal. In the rotunda of the Capitol, the Republican president announced “sign an executive order to ban all censorship and restore freedom of expression in the United States”paving the way for mass disinformation on social networks.

The American flag on Mars

These are not the only points on which the two men agree. The new President of the United States has also aligned himself with Elon Musk’s very hostile position on teleworking. One of the decrees signed yesterday by the new American president prohibits teleworking for federal agents “ with immediate effect ». « Not a single government building was found even half occupied! It’s a real madness » published the Silicon Valley entrepreneur in reaction on the social network.

And like the boss of Space Occupy Mars »the American president already imagines himself on the red planet. He thus promised, without giving a deadline, to “ plant the American flag on Mars ».

A statement that delighted Elon Musk. A member for several years of the Mars Society, an NGO dedicated to Martian exploration, the billionaire then raised his two thumbs in the air, all smiles.