Donald Trump considering hiring a billionaire Elon Musk How political advisor If the Republican presidential candidate regains the seat White House in the November election, the newspaper reported Wednesday. Wall Street Magazineciting people familiar with the conversations.

Musk, who runs a social media platform Xand SpaceX And Teslatalked to Wall Street Magazine about how I could influence economic and security policy border.

The newspaper also reported that Musk told Trump about his influence campaign ongoing, aimed at convincing the powerful American business leaders that they don’t support a democratic president Joe Bidenwho defeated him in the 2020 election and is running for a second term.

Those conversations in which the billionaire investor participated Nelson Peltzalso included discussions about funding “Data Based Project to Prevent Election Fraud”The publication reports this, adding that no additional details are known.

Representatives for Trump and Musk did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Biden campaign officials also did not immediately respond.

Trump campaign spokesman Brian Hughessaid Wall Street Magazine so lonely the Republican candidate will decide “what role does a person play in his presidency.” The newspaper clarified that Musk did not respond to its requests for comment.

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In March, after a meeting with Trump in Florida, Musk, one of the richest men in the world, said he would not donate money to either him or Biden. Instead, he intends to “use his influence […] For help defeat Biden by enlisting the support of powerful allies“, the newspaper reported, citing a person familiar with his ideas.

In recent years, Musk has become closer to Republican Party. The billionaire said without evidence that Biden is deliberately allowing immigrants to cross the border. Borderand endorsed anti-Semitic comments in Xalthough he denies it.

Although he has publicly criticized Biden’s policies on immigration, electric vehicles and tariffs, Musk has not announced any official approval to anyone in the November race, and Trump has said he doesn’t know whether he has the billionaire’s support.

Opinions Musk damaged his prestige among some consumers, according to a survey CivicScience shown exclusively for Reuters.

Trump, active user TwitterNow Xbefore she was banned from the social network after the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, launched a competing platform Social truthproperty Trump Media and technology group.

(Reuters)