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.

Musk has spent days bounding in and out of meetings, sitting in on phone calls, weighing resumes and traveling to Washington as Trump’s unofficial co-president.