President-elect Trump joined Elon Musk in Texas on Tuesday to watch a SpaceX rocket launch, and the two leaders have spent a lot of time together since Election Day.
President Trump has Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Texas), Sen. Kevin Cramer (Socialist), and Rep. Ronnie Jackson (R-Texas). Some staff members, including some Republican politicians, were also present. . When President Trump arrived at SpaceX's Brownsville launch facility, he embraced the company's founder, Musk.
Earlier in the day, the president-elect called on Republican senators to “show up and hold the line” against Democratic nominees for attorney general.
Tuesday marked the sixth test launch of SpaceX's Starship rocket. In its fifth test last month, SpaceX captured a rocket booster at a Texas launch pad as it returned to Earth. Trump regularly launched test launches at campaign rallies in the final stages of his presidential campaign.
Trump and Musk have developed an increasingly close relationship in recent weeks. Musk, CEO of Tesla and owner of social platform donated.
Since Election Day, Musk has been a near-constant presence at Trump's side at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida. He participated in telephone conversations with foreign leaders, attended a meeting with the president-elect in Washington, and provided input on Cabinet positions. .
Musk also publicly weighed in over the weekend over the ongoing battle over who President Trump should choose as Treasury Secretary.
Trump has expressed fondness for Musk, who has also been tapped to co-lead the new Office of Government Efficiency, along with entrepreneur and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswami.
But some Republicans, including those close to President Trump's transition, have suggested the honeymoon phase may not last long. They argue that Trump will tire of Musk's intervention in policy decisions and attention, just as he has in the past when officials have outperformed him.
