Shortest answer is always money. The richest man got much richer and plans to get richer yet after this.
Elon Musk’s net worth has climbed by more than $200 billion in 2024, a massive increase in the same year that the world’s richest person spent at least $277 million backing Donald Trump and other Republican candidates.
The bulk of the increase, more than $170 billion, has come since Election Day.
For the lucky 10,000 today who don’t get the reference:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3m5qxZm_JqM