The veteran New York Times reporter also said the "President Musk" nickname "definitely bothers" the president-elect.

As fires rage across Los Angeles and tens of thousands flee their homes, the usual suspects have decided to blame the blazes on their political enemies. In a series of posts on Truth Social, President-elect Donald Trump claimed firefighters’ inability to get the fires under control was due to California Governor Gavin Newsom’s water policies,

“Today, Trump jumped into a broom closet to hide from Elon, and Melania was like, ‘Hey, get your own spot!’” the “Tonight Show” host joked. Musk, whom Trump appointed to head up his unofficial Department of Government Efficiency, is reportedly invading the incoming president’s space down in Mar-a-Lago.

Multiple sources close to the Trump family tell PEOPLE that Melania has not minded having Musk in her orbit, with one insider predicting that she may find her own way to partner with the tech billiona

In the early hours of New Year’s Day, Elon Musk lobbed a series of angry posts and allegations towards British Prime Minister Keir Starmer – engulfing his government in a very public fight that it really doesn’t want.

Publicly, Donald Trump is thrilled to have his mega-donor and “First Buddy” Elon Musk camping out just a few hundred feet from his house. Privately, he seems to be tiring of Musk dropping in whenever he feels like it.

Elon Musk has quickly become one of the most outspoken supporters of Donald Trump, both during his presidential campaign and ahead of his inauguration. The Tesla CEO has spent quality time with the former and future president and has even spent the holidays with the Trump family in Mar-a-Lago.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Monday took to X to show his support for the President-elect Donald Trump. Musk has emerged as one of the biggest supporters of Donald Trump during his presidential campaign. Elon Musk poured millions of dollars to help Trump win the US presidential election.