With Dasha Burns And David Ingram on NBC News

Tech billionaire Elon Musk scored a major victory yesterday when President-elect Donald Trump announced he will head a new government efficiency department alongside Vivek Ramaswamy.

The announcement strengthens the rapport Musk has achieved with Trump. But for some people in Trump’s orbit, Musk’s presence felt oppressive.

Musk has been so aggressive in touting his views on a Trump second term that he is stepping on the toes of Trump’s transition team and enjoying a pleasant stay at Mar-a-Lago, according to two people with knowledge of the transition who have spent time there before. It may be overstaying its welcome. Vacationed in Palm Beach, Florida last week.

Musk’s near-constant presence at Mar-a-Lago in the week since Election Day has begun to wear on people who have been in Trump’s inner circle longer than the tech billionaire and see him as outstripping his role on a global scale, sources said. transition.

“He’s acting like he’s the co-chairman and making sure everyone knows it,” one of the people said of Musk.

“And he’s definitely taking credit for the president’s victory. He’s bragging about America PAC and

Musk did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

A second person said Musk had “an opinion about everything” and shared them so strongly that they began to irritate Trump insiders.

“He wants to be seen as someone who has a say in everything (even if he doesn’t),” this source said.

The person said some Trump advisers have told him they’re concerned Musk doesn’t understand one of the keys to being effective in Trump’s world: keeping a low profile. The source said Musk’s involvement was overly aggressive and could damage his reputation in the long run.

The second source also said Musk appeared to be pushing his own agenda rather than focusing on Trump’s. They said that while Musk is clearly a smart and talented person, the transition is about ensuring that Trump loyalists are the ones carrying out government policies.

Trump-Vance transition spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said in a statement: “Elon Musk and President Trump are great friends and brilliant leaders working together to Make America Great Again.

“Elon Musk is a once-in-a-generation business leader, and our federal bureaucracy will certainly benefit from his ideas and efficiency.”