Billionaire Elon Musk and Key Square Group LP founder Scott Bessent, whom President-elect Donald Trump is considering for Treasury secretary, spoke after Musk publicly endorsed Howard Lutnick as the best pick for the post,

Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk threw his support behind Howard Lutnick, chair and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, over Scott Bessent, founder of Key Square Group, as Treasury secretary in the next Trump administration in a post on the social platform X on Saturday.

As Donald Trump privately considers his team to lead America’s economy during his term, Elon Musk has put his thumb on the scale, urging followers on X to help make a public push for a candidate who won’t be “business as usual” on Wall Street.