Elon Musk predicts 2 terms of President Vance to follow Trump

During a video appearance at a reunion of his former federal cost-cutting team, Elon Musk predicted that the country is at the start of a “great 12-year span” composed of the second Trump administration followed by two consecutive JD Vance terms.

Musk made the prediction on November 22 before current and former DOGE members gathered inside a Musk-owned, high-ceilinged building near his SpaceX and Boring Co. facilities in Bastrop, Texas, according to two attendees and another person familiar with the private event, all of whom were granted anonymity to discuss it candidly.

Though Musk has taken a step back from politics, the tech mogul — and his dramatically outsized political spending — would be a powerful booster for Vance if he runs in 2028 and Musk chooses to be involved.

Musk’s relationship with Trump has been rocky after the pair fell out over the passage of the “Big Beautiful Bill” earlier this year. Nevertheless, the spat appears to be behind them.

Trump said Tuesday he still likes Musk “a lot” when asked whether Musk was “back in [his] circle of friends.”“Well, I really don’t know. I mean, I like Elon a lot,” he said during Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting. He praised Musk’s endorsement during the 2024 campaign before noting their disagreement over electric-vehicle policy.

Musk was a fixture in the White House in the early days of the second Trump administration, as he took on the role as the Department of Government Efficiency’s de facto leader.

He served as a special government employee with the Trump administration to help lead DOGE, frequently attending Cabinet meetings and joining Trump during public events. Musk’s tenure with DOGE wrapped up at the end of May.