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.

According to Musk, Trump won over voters by appearing like “a reasonably-minded, smart person who’s not, like, hardcore one way or the other” during those interviews. “They just listen to someone talk for a few hours and that’s how they decide whether, you know, you’re a good person, whether they like you,” he added.

The world's richest man added $15 billion to his net worth in a single day. What else will the election give him?