Donald Trump relied heavily on the Republican establishment. Now his inner circle includes several billionaires who approve of the ideas of the new right
Munching on shrimp, sushi and sugar cookies, some of the world’s richest and soon-to-be most powerful people awaited the election results Tuesday evening at Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump’s gilded seaside fortress.
At one of the tables, Trump sat with Elon Musk, the billionaire technology entrepreneur, and Dana White, the head of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Hours before the final result, Musk announced Trump as the winner. At 10:32 p.m. he wrote to his 200 million followers on the platform X, which he owns: “Game, set and victory”.
