Elon Musk says he’s ‘willing to serve’ after Trump said he might give him role in administration

Elon Musk has posted an AI image of himself and declared he is “willing to serve” after Donald Trump said he would consider giving the billionaire a role in his administration if he takes back the White House in November.

In the image, Musk is seen standing in front of the American flag at a podium branded: “Department of Government Efficiency.”

He captioned the post: “I am willing to serve.”

The controversial Tesla CEO, who reinstated Trump’s X account after he was banned following the January 6 Capitol riot, has already publicly endorsed the former president in the 2024 presidential election.

On Monday – the same day that his political rivals descended on Chicago for the first day of the Democratic National Convention – Trump said he would “certainly” consider giving Musk a cabinet or advisory role in his potential future administration and called the X owner “brilliant.”

”He’s a very smart guy. I certainly would, if he would do it, I certainly would. He’s a brilliant guy,” Trump told Reuters in an interview after a campaign event in York, Pennsylvania.

Last week, Trump had shared an AI deepfake video of him and Musk dancing – one of a growing number of AI-generated images he has shared in recent days.

In one Truth Social post, Trump shared AI-generated images of Taylor Swift and her dedicated fanbase sporting “Swifties for Trump” T-shirts, alluding that the star has become an unlikely follower of the MAGA movement.

Despite her vast political influence – particularly resonating with Gen Z – the “Shake It Off” hitmaker has yet to officially endorse any presidential candidate for the 2024 election cycle, after backing President Joe Biden in 2020.

Trump shared several deepfake images in the post, which included a