Overview
- In a video appearance to roughly 150 current and former DOGE staff in Bastrop, Texas, Musk spoke of a “great 12-year span” beginning with President Trump’s current term.
- He predicted Vice President JD Vance would win two subsequent terms, though Vance has not announced a 2028 bid.
- Musk told the audience he considers himself among the top U.S. assassination targets, ranking behind Trump and Vance.
- Multiple outlets have reported and corroborated the attendee accounts, while neither Musk nor Vance has offered detailed on-the-record confirmation.
- The reporting places the forecast in the context of Musk’s break from DOGE earlier this year, a later thaw with the White House, and his reportedly close relationship with Vance.