“A star is born: Elon,” said Donald Trump in a lengthy shout-out to his biggest donor while claiming victory in the US presidential race on Wednesday (AEDT).
Trump’s win ushers in a new era for Musk – already the world’s richest person with a $US260 billion ($395 billion) fortune – whose gamble on a knife-edge US election paid off as he is set to become one of the incoming president’s most influential political and business advisers.
