Musk has installed himself in Mar-a-Lago, accepted what appears to be a wide-ranging and senior job in Trump’s inner circle, sat in on interviews for top officials, and even accompanied the president-elect on an overseas trip to the reopening of Notre-Dame cathedral.

Days after Elon Musk defended the H-1B visa, he shifted his stance, calling the program "broken" and calling for major reforms, including higher salaries and additional costs to make hiring overseas workers more expensive.