Nelson Peltz, the hedge fund manager who sided with Trump in the US election, said the election-driven stock market rally could not continue uninterrupted, and revealed that he was the matchmaker between Trump and Musk. "I'm a matchmaker," Peltz recalled, paving the way for Musk. One weekend in 2023, when Musk visited Peltz's house, Peltz also invited Trump to breakfast. "I don't know if Trump would have... without Musk's help," Peltz said.