It's "nice for both of them to have fun," Elon Musk's mother Maye said of the bromance between the world's richest person and the president-elect.

If his X account is anything to go by, Elon Musk agrees that his powerful new buddy Donald Trump has been upgraded to bestie status. The SpaceX boss retweeted a post saying they are “basically best friends”,

The pair have been inseparable since the election, with Mr Musk accompanying Mr Trump to Washington to meet Republicans in Congress and Mr Trump heading to Texas with Mr Musk to watch a test flight of a rocket built by SpaceX,

Donald Trump and Elon Musk have been nearly inseparable since the election, from going to boxing matches, to meeting with Congress, to playing golf.