It will add yet another responsibility to an ever-growing to-do list for the increasingly distracted CEO and business leader.
Musk, chief executive of Tesla and SpaceX, owner of X and CEO of other ventures, including Neuralink, xAI and the Boring Company, is already a busy guy.
Even if the Trump job is just a side hustle (the announcement said it’s kind of an advisory gig), it’s one more thing for Musk to do that isn’t running the world’s most valuable car company.
But here’s the thing: Musk’s recent distractions may not ultimately matter for his (many) businesses. And there’s actually a strong case to be made that they’re paying off for investors.
Tesla, Musk’s most valuable company, in recent years has struggled to maintain its dominance of the …