The billionaire BFFs were in the Lone Star state to watch a SpaceX launch
- A Tesla Cybertruck joined a motorcade transporting President Trump earlier this week.
- It’s not clear who was in the vehicle, but it was traveling to Starbase for a SpaceX launch.
- Musk reportedly spent millions backing Trump, with the two men growing increasingly close.
Elon Musk’s lips are firmly glued to President Trump’s rump, so it shouldn’t be surprising to learn a Tesla Cybertruck was recently spotted in a motorcade for the newly elected commander-in-chief. While it’s not clear who was in the vehicle, it took part in a convoy that was transporting the president-elect to a SpaceX launch in Texas earlier this week.
As you can see in videos posted to social media, the angular pickup stands out like a sore thumb in a sea of black Chevrolet Tahoes or Suburbans. They’re also joined by a black Ford F-150, which is presumably a Police Responder variant.
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Motorcade aside, Trump and his new BFF were in Texas to watch a test of the Starship rocket. The launch took place at Starbase on November 19 and was designed to “expand the envelope on ship and booster capabilities and get closer to bringing reuse of the entire system online.”
SpaceX went on to say the “Super Heavy booster successfully lifted off at the start of the launch window, with all 33 Raptor engines powering it and Starship off the pad from Starbase.” However, things took a turn as “automated health checks” triggered an abort of the innovative catch maneuver and the booster was diverted to make a splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico. Despite that minor misstep, the company considers the test a success and said it provided “invaluable feedback.”
The relationship between Trump and Musk has been on full display in recent weeks as the president-elect tapped Tesla’s CEO to co-head the Department of Government Efficiency. It’s tasked with making major cuts as things turned out so swimmingly when Musk gutted Twitter.