‘We must protect our geniuses’: Trump on Elon Musk in first victory speech in Florida

The 47th US President-elect Donald Trump described Elon Musk, founder and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, as a “new star” in his first speech from campaign headquarters in Florida. In addition to his public support for Trump, Musk also campaigned for the former president in swing states.

He also donated $75 million to Trump’s Political Action Committee, with the aim of paving the way for his return to the White House. He even hosted an X-Space with the former president and appeared at some of his campaign rallies.

Trump described Musk as a “new star” of the Republican Party before speaking about the Tesla CEO’s contribution to the country and his efforts during the recent Hurricane Milton in Florida.

The president-elect also told the gathering a long story about how he once left the billionaire on hold for 40 minutes while he watched a video of a SpaceX rocket and described Musk as a “great” guy.

“He’s a character. He is a special man, a super genius,” Trump said of Musk. “We must protect our geniuses. We don’t have that many. We must protect our super geniuses.”

The Tesla CEO had even expressed his willingness to serve after Trump hinted he would consider Elon Musk for a Cabinet role or advisory post if he wins.

Trump also laid out key goals for his administration in his victory speech. In his first speech at his campaign headquarters in Florida on November 6, he said: “We are going to help our country heal.”

He also promised to fix the borders, adding that he and his party have made history for a reason. It is very clearly being used as a victory speech by the Republican candidate.

Trump also told the gathering that he hopes they will one day look back and consider this “one of the most important days of your life.”

“America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate,” he said, referring to his party winning back the Senate from the Democratic Party.

According to the latest vote count, the former US president is in a comfortable position to wrest control of the Oval Office from the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration, as he leads in all swing states and, moreover, the majority of states secures.