On Monday, Eastern Time, former US President and Republican presidential candidate Trump said that if he were to win the White House again, he would offer Tesla CEO Musk a cabinet position or government advisory position. This statement immediately caused a sensation on social platforms.
On the X platform, many people began to discuss Musk's future political prospects. Musk, who is always humorous, actually posted a "inauguration photo" on the X platform, and this photo also brought some popularity to Dogecoin.
“Musk should manage DOGE”
The beginning of the matter originated from a user comment. After the news that Trump would invite Musk to join the US government came out, a user who claimed to be the "Official CEO of Dogecoin" joked on X that Musk should manage the "Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)" and added a laughing emoticon.
DOGE refers to Dogecoin. Dogecoin was originally created as a "joke" currency in 2013, and Musk has always been an enthusiastic supporter of Dogecoin. He even changed his Twitter profile to "Dogecoin CEO" in 2019. In recent years, with the vigorous promotion of celebrities such as Musk, the market value of Dogecoin has once climbed.
After seeing this joke about Dogecoin, Musk immediately retweeted the tweet and commented: "Perfect name."
Then, Musk apparently got inspired and posted another composite picture that seemed to be made by AI, and wrote: "I am willing to serve."
In the picture, Musk is wearing a suit and standing in front of the American flag, posing like a classic politician. On the name tag in front of him, it says "D.O.G.E. Department of Government Efficiency".
Musk's tweet quickly became popular. In just one hour, the tweet received more than 8 million views and more than 20,000 retweets.
“The most interesting outcome is most likely,” one X user wrote. Another commented: “Let Dogecoin soar to the moon.”
Interestingly, Musk's tweet seems to have really boosted the price of Dogecoin. According to coinmarketcap, as of press time, Dogecoin rose 4.26% on the day, and its gains were significantly expanded after Musk posted the tweet.
In addition, user X seriously commented that Musk's participation in politics may really improve the efficiency of the US government.
Many users posted a picture in the comment section, which read: "Musk laid off 90% of Twitter's employees, and Twitter is still able to operate; maybe we should try to do the same in the government next?"
