U.S. President-elect Donald Trump claimed Musk can't be president amid speculation about the tech entrepreneur's influence in Republican politics.

Musk, the owner of car manufacturer Tesla and social media platform X, has been tapped by Trump to lead the proposed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), with biotech entrepreneur and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, after vocally supporting and financially backing his campaign for president.

President-elect Trump laid out his vision for his second term at a conservative conference, addressing a crowd of supporters and giving a preview of what to expect on his first day in office. He also assured the crowd that Elon Musk is not running the show after Musk helped Trump kill a bipartisan bill to fund the government.