What Musk’s Twitter takeover could tell us about a possible government appointment

After buying Twitter in 2022, Elon Musk changed the company’s name to X. Alain Jocard/AFP via Getty Images

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Former President Donald Trump has said that if reelected, he will appoint Elon Musk to head up a new efficiency commission with the mission of conducting an audit of the entire federal government and making recommendations for drastic reforms.

But New York Times tech reporter Ryan Mac points out that the appointment would raise a host of potential conflicts of interest: “I mean, [Musk] is a man who runs multiple companies who are under investigation from