The billionaires in charge of Trump’s White House

His first term was heavily reliant on the party establishment. The inner circle now includes billionaires and is in tune with the ideas of the new right.

Donald Trump speaks with Dana White and Elon Musk on election night at Mar-a-Lago, Florida. X

Alex Rogers and James Politi

Updated Nov 10, 2024 – 9.13am, first published at 8.27am

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Nibbling on crabs, sushi and sweet biscuits, some of the richest and the soon-to-be most powerful people in the world waited for the election results last week at Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump’s gilded fortress on the sea.

At one of the tables, Trump sat with Elon Musk, the billionaire technology executive, and Dana White, chief executive of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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