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Elon Musk said a viral photo of Donald Trump and his inner circle reveals “deep truths” about how the president-elect’s victory was orchestrated by an unlikely group of former Democrats.

The viral snapshot shows the former president with Musk, Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — all one-time Democrats — standing at a rally together just days before Trump’s statement victory over Vice President Kamala Harris.

“The Democrats won the election,” one X user remarked — to which Musk replied, “Some deep truths here,” admitting their unlikely political paths to get to where they are today.


  Elon Musk, Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump and RFK Jr. pose for a photo before the 2024 election. @elonmusk/X Elon Musk, Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump and RFK Jr. pose for a photo before the 2024 election. @elonmusk/X

The shift among the four, who have gone from liberals to staunch conservatives, appears to represent a major shift among American voters, who on Election Day rejected four more years of Democratic rule and chose to put Trump back in the White House.

Trump, 78, has flip-flopped between Republican and Democrat over the years, along with stretches unaffiliated with either party. He had even been outspoken in his support for the Clintons, calling Hillary a “terrific” person who “would do a good job” in a CNN interview in 2007 when she ran for president for the first time — before he ran against her and won in 2016.

However, Trump is now the de-facto face of the Republican Party after securing his second election win and four more years at the helm.


  Musk, a former Democrat, has emerged as Trump’s right-hand man. Zuffa LLC Musk, a former Democrat, has emerged as Trump’s right-hand man. Zuffa LLC

Musk, the unexpected co-chair for Trump’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency, was previously a registered Democrat who championed progressive causes before he became dissatisfied with the Democrats’ positions on free speech and regulation.

In 2022, the Tesla CEO said he had “voted overwhelmingly for Democrats, historically” but intended to vote Republican for the first time in the midterm elections, according to the Independent. 

The 53-year-old also said at the time he believed Trump was too old to run again — but has emerged as one of the incoming commander-in-chief’s loudest and most important supporters.

Gabbard, 43, is a former Democratic congresswoman from Hawaii who even served as vice chair of the Democratic National Committee.

She unsuccessfully ran for president in 2020 as a Democrat, but ditched the party in October 2022, calling the Democrats “elitist” and criticizing their “cowardly wokeness.”

Gabbard signed on with the GOP in 2024 and endorsed Trump, who has since nominated her to serve as his director of national intelligence.


  Trump has previously been effusive toward the Clintons before he and Hillary faced off in the 2016 election. Getty Images Trump has previously been effusive toward the Clintons before he and Hillary faced off in the 2016 election. Getty Images

Kennedy, tapped by Trump to head the Department of Health and Human Services, hails from one of the most powerful Democratic families in the country.

He ran for president on the Democratic ticket in 2024 before launching an independent bid. His outsider campaign failed to gain any real momentum nationally, and in August, he shocked the country by endorsing Trump for president.

Kennedy helped encourage independents, Libertarians and some Democrats to back Trump for another four years.


  Musk backed Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012. Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy Musk backed Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012. Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy

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