President Musk en · PROPN
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From allegations that Elon Musk had had too much control and influence over the second presidency of Donald Trump until June 2025. See also Trump–Musk feud on Wikipedia.
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(US, dated, derogatory, neologism) Nickname for Elon Musk (born 1971), American businessman, regarded as the "power behind the throne" to the 47th president of the United States.
(A few days after the election in 2024, I had gone to a protest held between the Treasury Building and Boston Consulting Group's office, where protesters were holding placards that read "Deport President Musk" and "Afrikaner Go Home".)
2026 April 9, Freddie Hayward, “An audience with the anti-Trump: Behind the scenes at a Democrat rally, Robert De Niro outlines his vision of another America”, in New Statesman, volume 155, number 5849, page 31:UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He's president and Trump is now vice president. I think that's clear. REP. ROSA DELAURO (D-CT): All of a sudden, we have an outside influence who believes, I think, he is president -- and that's president Musk. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: President Musk.
2024 November 23, “President Biden Commutes 37 Federal Death Sentences; Trump Pushes Back Against 'President Musk'” (5:40 from the start), in CNN This Morning, spoken by Rosa DeLauro and an unidentified man, via CNN:The pair became so close that some dubbed the Tesla CEO “President Musk.” But the president-elect swiftly addressed that during a speech in Arizona last month: “No, he’s not taking the presidency…That’s not happening.”
2025 January 7, Kelly Rissman, “Trump is reportedly complaining about Elon in private — and hates ‘President Musk’ joke”, in The Independent, archived from the original on 06 Feb 2025:
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wikidata: Q317521 · wikipedia: Trump–Musk feud · wikipedia: second presidency of Donald Trump