Summary
Elon Musk is reportedly staying at a $2,000-per-night cottage at Mar-a-Lago, just steps from Donald Trump’s main residence.
Musk moved in around Election Day, watched results with Trump, and left briefly around Christmas.
Concerns in Washington are growing over Musk’s influence on Trump, as he has participated in personnel meetings, foreign leader talks, and legislative interventions.
The close relationship between the two has drawn scrutiny, with Trump publicly praising Musk. Musk’s stay, accompanied by some of his children, highlights the billionaire’s deepening ties to Trump’s inner circle.
Is he paying inflated rates?
He is paying the equivalent of you or I paying one cent for a years rent, maybe less.
It’s trickling down so much I hope it stops soon.
Edit, I did the math, and it’s exaggerated, but functionally the same sentence.
The math on this is actually worth sharing, because it really does get across the unbelievably staggering scale of his wealth.
A lot of people struggle to pay $2,000 a month in rent. Elon is paying that every day. And yet, if he stayed there for a hundred years, it would still only amount to 0.016% of his current estimated net worth ($465bn).
If you had $10,000 in your bank account, this would be the equivalent of you paying $1.50 for one hundred years of rent. Or, as you said, about one and a half cents per year.
The idea that anyone ever deserves to be that wealthy is beyond insane.
Oooof, I did the math with 250B, I actually was not far off.
It’s going to be on the taxpayer dime, like the accommodations for the SS protecting the family. That’s the point.