@thetelegraph: Donald Trump said Elon Musk would not become president amid reports some Republicans are questioning the billionaire’s sweeping influence. In a speech the president-elect pushed back on the Democrat’s characterisation of Elon Musk as a de-facto president. Mr Musk is known to spend much of his time at Mar-a-Lago and has been appointed to run his own cost-cutting department to shave billions of dollars off the federal budget. His growing influence has led to Democrats attacking Mr Trump and Mr Musk for the outsized role. For more from The Telegraph, click the link in our bio. 🔗 #elonmusk #donaldtrump #potus