The Tesla CEO saw his net worth jump billions of dollars higher this week after the electric vehicle giant's stock surged following Trump's victory, and Musk's other companies could also see windfalls from his relationship with the Trump White House.

Just hours after Donald Trump won the election, Elon Musk was already flexing his power over the new administration, joining a phone call with the man he helped elect to office and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.