Delete CFPB,” Elon Musk, the billionaire tech executive running the “Department of Government Efficiency,” said in an early-morning post on X.

Trump has tapped Musk to run an unofficial government department that will seek to slash public spending. Reports have surfaced about Trump allies being unhappy with Musk’s presence at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago base, attendance at transition meetings, and what appears to be his growing influence on the returning president of the United States.

How much influence will Elon Musk have in the coming administration? How much influence will Twitter, the service Musk owns and renamed X, have? This is a case where predictions don't do us a lot of good.

Elon Musk continued to saddle up to Donald Trump over the holidays as he was seen at the president-elect’s side during Thanksgiving celebration at Mar-a-Lago. Footage shared by ABC News and CNN showed the tech billionaire seated beside Trump at a family table during a lavish dinner Thursday at the so-called Winter White House.