Musk, who in 2024 backed Trump and helped his return to the White House, served as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), where he spearheaded sweeping job cuts across the US federal government.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth launched a 120-day study on the future of warfare, co-led by Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey, and Newt Gingrich. Critics could note that Musk's and Luckey's companies already sell the kinds of technology the study is likely to recommend.