Musk, the owner of car manufacturer Tesla and social media platform X, has been tapped by Trump to lead the proposed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), with biotech entrepreneur and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, after vocally supporting and financially backing his campaign for president.

The Pennsylvania politician who won a Senate seat after a hard-fought race against Trump-backed Dr. Mehmet Oz, is calling for a calmer approach as the country transitions into another Trump presidency. Sen. John Fetterman has urged Democrats to “chill out” ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s second term.

President-elect Donald Trump laughed off liberal angst over tech mogul Elon Musk’s growing political influence and affirmed that the space and Tesla guru won’t be president.

"Here we go again," said Malte Humpert of the Arctic Institute. "This idea remains as ludicrous as it was in 2019."

President-elect Donald Trump has had his eyes to the north recently, with comments made about making Canada the 51 st state and most recently revisiting the idea of buying Greenland. Trump mentioned the purchase of Greenland in 2019,