Republican candidate and a returning White House person Donald Trump hailed Elon Musk, Wednesday, as having the United States a new star, pointing out immense successes that the tech tycoon has achieved.
To the West Palm Beach convention centre, Florida, the past US President addressed a packed supporters' gathering and described Elon Musk, owner of the platform X, as the super genius.
Trump said Musk's Starlink satellite service helped save "a lot of lives" during Hurricane Helene, which devastated the southeastern US last month.
"I said to Elon they need it really, really badly in North Carolina. Can you get it? He had that there so fast; it was incredible. It saved a lot of lives. They saved a lot of lives," Trump said to his supporters.
He's a special guy, Trump said. "We have to protect our geniuses, we don't have that many of them."
"We have a new star… a star is born – Elon!" Trump added.
Musk has been a staunch supporter of Trump throughout the presidential campaign. Musk on Wednesday congratulated Trump as he edged closer to victory after winning some key swing states.
"The people of America gave @realDonaldTrump a crystal-clear mandate for change tonight," posted the tech billionaire amidst a record usage of his platform.
"Sure it was a lot of pressure, but it pales by comparison with President @realDonaldTrump, who they tried to kill twice, bankrupt and imprison for eternity," the X owner further said.
"America is a nation of builders. Soon, you will be free to build. The future is going to be fantastic," added the world's richest man.
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and X, ran a hard campaign for the previous US President Donald Trump in several swing states of America. The tech billionaire has so far donated over $119 million to America PAC - a political action committee he founded to support Trump.
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