Billionaire Tesla owner Elon Musk – who Donald Trump has tasked with helping lead a special commission to make the federal government more efficient – took the stage at an event with the US president-elect and said he was “looking forward to making a lot of changes .” The event took place this Sunday, 19th, at the Capitol One Arena, in Washington, on the eve of Trump’s inauguration.
Jon Voight, an actor named by Trump as a special ambassador to Hollywood, declared the president-elect “our hero. A man who never gave up on the American people, and we, the people, never gave up on him.” Voight is the father of actress Angelina Jolie and starred in the cult film “Midnight Cowboy”, from the 60s alongside Dustin Hoffman.
The president-elect took the opportunity to shower Elon Musk with praise. Trump highlighted the successful landing of the rocket’s initial stage, which carries the main thrusters, but the unmanned craft itself exploded after about 8 minutes of flight.
Musk took the stage accompanied by one of his children. “This victory is just the beginning. What matters is moving forward to effectively make significant changes”, stated the businessman.
At the event, Trump gave an impassioned speech. He promised to impose trade tariffs to bring industries back to the country, increase wages, end inflation and promised an end to what he called the “invasion of American borders”, in reference to illegal immigrants. (With international agencies).
