Trump 2nd D-7 and Musk in front of tech giants...Conflict with MAGA 'Fire'

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The launch of the second U.S. President Donald Trump is just a week away.

Unlike Trump's first term, when many politicians and bureaucrats were used, many tech giants such as Musk were hired for important government positions.

It is no exaggeration to say that the success or failure of the second Trump reform depends on them, but there are as many challenges as expected.

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The leader in Trump's second-term tech industry is by far Tesla Inc TSLA CEO Elon Musk.

Even at the scene of declaring victory in the presidential election, Trump gave absolute confidence to his "No. 1 friend" Musk.

[Donald Trump / U.S. President-elect] A new star has been born. It's Elon Musk, and he's an amazing guy. We were sitting together tonight.]

Musk, who has emerged as a behind-the-scenes power in Trump's second term, has been named the head of the "Government Efficiency Department."

[Elon Musk / Tesla CEO: All government spending is tax. So whether it's direct taxation or government spending, whether it's inflation or direct taxation. Your money is being wasted and the Government Department of Efficiency will correct it.]

In addition, Vice President Vence, a former venture capitalist, and
Vivek Ramaswa, who co-represented the Ministry of Government Efficiency with
Musk, is also a highly successful tech figure.

In particular, the advancement of the online payment company "Paypal" network co-founded by Musk is notable.

David Sachs, who was appointed as the "Tsar" for artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency policy, and Michael Krazios, the White House chief of science and technology policy, are also from the so-called "Paypal Mafia."

Jared Isaacman, nominated for NASA director, is also a big-handed investor in Musk-run "SpaceX."

The Silicon Valley-Republican collaboration is quite unusual.

That's because Western California, where Silicon Valley is located, is a traditional Democratic strong region, and the tech industry has largely supported Democrats.

However, like the Google antitrust crisis, the problem was that big tech companies were viewed as targets for surgery that caused monopoly harm throughout the Biden administration.

[Brian Feng / CNN Tech Reporter: The U.S. House of Representatives investigated four companies - Apple, Google, Meta and Amazon - for potential antitrust violations in 2020.]

Tech giants at the forefront of Trump's second administration.

It is expected to create a new edition of high-tech policies such as artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency, space, and bio.

The success or failure of Trump's second reform is expected to be determined by how to resolve the "conflict of interest" issue, which is feared to damage fairness, or the conflict with the U.S.-first "MAGA" camp.

I'm JI JUN HAN from YTN.