I wonder actually if he still cares. I actually find he appears exhausted and outlived, scared for the Christmas ghosts to come knocking with consequences.
If someone promised him he could actually retire, play golf, shit his pants with all the money he needs provided for the price of having someone else do his job. Would he not take the backseat?
It's comical that Trump didn't follow his reasoning to the ultimate conclusion. If Elon can't be the president, then Elon can be the dictator. After all, it was Donnie himself who said that we wouldn't need to have elections anymore. So he already knows the general approach.