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True, Musk's name was not on the ballot. He did join Trump on the campaign trail, and there was talk about putting him in charge of an effort to reduce government spending. Those proposals were exciting to some people, and dreadful to other people.
The level of authority and access that Elon has been given is concerning. The conflicts of interest that Elon has are concerning. No voter ever voted for him. No Congressional vote approved the creation of DOGE or the appointment of its director.
Nevertheless, Trump said he was going to do this sort of thing, and people voted for him. Anyone who finds this surprising wasn't paying attention.
There's nothing here!