President-elect Donald Trump launched a blitz of picks for his Cabinet, but he took his time settling on billionaire investor Scott Bessent as his choice for treasury secretary

"My direct experience is that he is a great guy with an excellent sense of humor," Musk said of Trump in an X post on Wednesday.

Donald Trump ’s team has threatened to weaponize Elon Musk against any Republican senators who plan to block the confirmation of his cabinet picks, according to a report. One of the president-elect’s senior advisers warned senators that if they vote against his nominees,

Trump had also tapped former Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to be attorney general, though Gaetz on Thursday withdrew from consideration. Gaetz, who was possibly the most controversial pick from Trump so far, said that his “confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance Transition.”

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