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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has endorsed Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., in the contest for Senate Majority Leader, joining the choir of Trump-aligned Republicans supporting the senator.
Responding to one of Scott’s posts to X pledging to get President-elect Trump’s nominations through the Senate “as quickly as possible” if nominated, Musk replied, “Rick Scott for Senate Majority Leader!”
Besides Musk, Scott’s candidacy is presently supported by Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., Rand Paul, R-Ky., Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Ron Johnson, R, Wis., Fox News reported.
Scott, a former two-term governor who was elected Florida’s senator in 2018, soared to victory during his reelection on Tuesday. Now, the senator is throwing his hat in the ring to succeed Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who is stepping down from the top position after nearly 17 years.
Scott is currently facing two other challengers, Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and John Thune, R-S.D., in the race, which will be conducted in a closed-door election via secret ballot Wednesday.
To win, a candidate needs only a simple majority, according to Newsweek.
President-elect Donald Trump has yet to weigh in on who the next leader should be, though he noted in a post to X that the given person must “agree to Recess Appointments,” and that judges should not be approved during this period due to Democrats “looking to ram through Judges as the Republicans fight over Leadership.”
To this, Elon Musk replied, “This is essential. There is no other way.”
According to the Polymarket betting odds, of which previously predicted Trump’s victory, Scott is the favorite to win the position, having a 75 percent chance at becoming majority leader as of Sunday, compared to 23 percent for Thune, and eight percent for Cornyn.
Republicans on Tuesday regained U.S. Senate control, flipping four now-previously Democrat-held seats in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Montana, and West Virginia.
Republicans now hold 53 of the seats to Democrats’ 46 as of Sunday, with Arizona remaining uncalled for either party.
