WASHINGTON, Feb 28, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Elon Musk said Friday that US Vice 
President JD Vance will one day follow in his boss Donald Trump's footsteps 
as "future president."

"Best VP ever and our future President," tech billionaire Musk posted on his 
social media platform X.

Musk, the world's richest person and Trump's top donor during the 2024 
presidential campaign, posted a similar message last week, saying: "Best VP 
ever and hopefully our future President."

Since taking office last month, President Trump has given Musk vast authority 
to find ways to slash government spending, and restructure and dismantle 
federal agencies, putting him at the helm of the so-called Department of 
Government Efficiency (DOGE).

While classified as a "special government employee" and "senior adviser to 
the president," Musk has been seen more often at Trump's side during his 
first weeks in office than Vance.

Vance is the third-youngest vice president in history and one of the least 
experienced, having previously served just one term as a US senator.

A best-selling writer, Vance's view of Trump has changed significantly since 
the president's first stint in the White House.

Vance was an uncompromising "Never Trumper" at the time of Trump's first 
election, labeling the conservative tycoon "a moral disaster" and comparing 
him to Adolf Hitler.

But Vance reinvented himself when he entered politics, winning Trump's 
endorsement in the 2022 Ohio Senate race.