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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Io Dodds

With Elon Musk, Donald Trump has met his match as an agent of chaos

Tesla CEO Elon Musk (R) jumps on stage as he joins former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a campaign rally at site of his first assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania on October 5, 2024 - (AFP via Getty Images)

It's hard to find a political operator as chaotic as Donald Trump. But in Elon Musk, he might just have met his match.

As his private jet landed in Palm Beach, Florida to spend election night at Trump's private resort on Tuesday evening, the Tesla and SpaceX boss – who also owns the social network X – couldn't have known whether he has backed a winner or a loser (though he did proclaim “game, set, and match” for Kamala Harris as early voting data turned against her).

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