Here at WIRED however, we have a theory and we've been reporting on him for a while. Elon Musk. Donald Trump [Archival audio]: Who did you say? [Archival audio]: Elon. Donald Trump [Archival audio]: Oh, let me tell you. We have a new star. A star is born ...

The billionaire CEO reportedly began lobbying Trump to hire SpaceX employees for top Defense Department roles to help with government contracts and derail regulators before Nov. 5.

Elon Musk has arrived. Shares of his electric car-maker Tesla added roughly $100 billion in value when markets opened Wednesday following Donald Trump’s presidential election victory. Musk backed the Republican to the hilt,