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Donald Trump and Elon Musk looked more like Simon and Garfunkel at Mar-a-Lago during a rendition of God Bless America – but fans spotted one minor problem.
The duo returned to a hero’s welcome at the ‘Winter White House’ Wednesday night after Trump had a friendly chat with the Bidens in D.C. and joked he can’t get rid of his billionaire ‘first buddy.’
Conservatives were thrilled to see them alongside opera singer Chris Macchio for a rendition of the American classic.
‘STOP I physically can’t love President Trump any more than I already do or I will die,’ one account posted along with a crying emoji.
But as Musk awkwardly flailed his arms during the performance, a few fans spotted one crucial flaw: ‘Elon doesn’t know the words’
MAGA Nation has a new anthem after Donald Trump and Elon Musk put on a show, duetting on ‘God Bless America’ at a Mar-a-Lago party Wednesday night
The billionaire first buddy appeared more than happy to mime the lyrics as they concluded the classic to rave reviews on the Musk-owned social media network X.
One poster wrote: ‘This is legendary! I feel like I’m living in a movie!’
‘WE DON’T DESERVE THEM!’ claimed another.
‘They’re making politics FUN again!’ said one more, taking off on Trump’s famous ‘MAGA’ catchphrase.
The pair made a surprise appearance at the A1Policy conference at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort.
During the conference, one of the speakers asked: ‘Where is the George Soros of the right?’
Musk sheepishly, but excitedly raised his hand to huge applause from the already standing crowd.
Trump also eventually addressed the adoring members of his resort.
The pair appeared in several videos posted to social media throughout the night, including one where Musk quickly, awkwardly raised his hand after someone asked: ‘Where’s the George Soros of the right?’
The pair made a surprise appearance at the A1Policy conference at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort
‘We just had a big victory, you may have read about it,’ he joked. ‘Setting records with practically every voting group, every voting class.’
‘It’s the most consequential win in the last 129 years. I just wanted to win! Is there any such thing as too much winning?’
Trump joined the House Republican conference meeting where he gave remarks while visiting DC. Seated front and center at the gathering on Capitol Hill was the world’s richest man.
It was the latest appearance by Musk who has been hanging about Mar-a-Lago since helping propel Trump back to the White House with the 2024 election.
According to one person in the room Trump, 78, joked to the House Republicans ‘Elon won’t go home.’
‘I can’t get rid of him. Until I don’t like him,’ the President-elect reportedly said.
Musk was also given a standing ovation by GOP lawmakers at the Mar-a-Lago meeting after getting a shoutout by Trump while he was giving remarks.
‘Elon has been so great,’ Trump said pointing to Musk seated in the center row directly in front of the stage.
Trump was embraced warmly by everyone at Mar-a-Lago in Florida on Wednesday night
Trump supporter Elon Musk sat in the front row and received a shoutout from Trump during the House GOP conference meeting
That’s when the billionaire turned around and waved at the crowd of Republican leaders.
Multiple members of the GOP conference stood and applauded. A few lawmakers could also be heard cheering.
Musk has been a near permanent fixture at the center of the Trump transition since the ex-president won the 2024 election with considerable campaign help from the businessman.
He has been spotted at Trump’s Florida home regularly since the election after celebrating the win with campaign officials on election night.
The billionaire has been seen on Trump’s golf course and dining with the president-elect.
Trump’s granddaughter even referred to the Musk as ‘uncle’ in a social media post.
On Wednesday morning, he was among the Trump staffers spotted walking of the president-elect’s plane for his visit to DC to meet with President Biden and Republican lawmakers.
Musk sheepishly, but excitedly raised his hand to huge applause from the already standing crowd
Elon Musk arriving at the House Republican Conference meeting on Capitol Hill while Trump is peaking on November 13
It comes after Trump announced on Tuesday Musk will co-lead a new Department of Government Efficiency along with 2024 GOP presidential primary candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.
Trump said in his statement it would pave the way for his administration to dismantle ‘Government Bureaucracy’ and that would be ‘potentially, “The Manhattan Project” of our time.’
‘We finally have a mandate to delete the mountain of choking regulations that do not serve the greater good,’ Musk wrote Wednesday on X, which he also owns.
But the move has also been met with criticism as Musk’s companies have tangled with the very agencies he will now be dealing with directly.
The nonprofit watchdog group Public Citizen called his appointment ‘the Ultimate Corruption.’
‘Musk not only knows nothing about government efficiency and regulation, his own businesses have regularly run afoul of the very rules he will be in position to attack in his new ‘czar’ position,’ said the group’s co-president Lisa Gilbert.
‘This is the ultimate corporate corruption. If anyone had any doubts whether the Trump government aims to serve regular people or the billionaires, they should now be resolved,’ she continued.
During Trump’s public remarks before the meeting, he spent several minutes touting the numbers that gave him his victory last Tuesday including a sweep of all seven battleground states.
