Elon Musk has slept on Tesla's factory floor and instructed SpaceX employees to walk out of meetings where they aren't adding value.

The head of Tesla, SpaceX and the X social media site once known as Twitter has strengthened his ties to the Silver State over the years.

In the lounge outside Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago office, cabinet hopefuls mingle with advisers and friends of the future president. The occasional resort member strolls through. It is, as one Republican puts it,