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Nelson Peltz Claims He Played ‘Matchmaker’ Between Donald Trump and Elon Musk, Says Harris Was a ‘Ridiculous’ Alternative
Nelson Peltz, the activist investor who tried to shake up Disney's board, said he's responsible for connecting Elon Musk and Donald Trump.
Hedge fund billionaire Nelson Peltz, the activist investor who launched an unsuccessful proxy fight to shake up Disney’s board, said he’s responsible for connecting Elon Musk and Donald Trump. On Tuesday, Trump tapped Musk — a major Trump donor who used X to actively promote his campaign — along with conservative entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy to lead a “Department of Government Efficiency” advisory group to recommend ways to “dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies.” The acronym DOGE is a reference to the Dogecoin cryptocurrency; Musk is a well-documented fan of the Doge meme and he has promoted Dogecoin (originally started as a joke to mock other cryptocurrencies) to his followers. The company said Peltz “brings no media experience and has presented no strategic ideas for Disney” and called Trian’s proxy fight “disruptive and destructive,” fueled by Peltz’s “vanity” and a personal grudge against Disney CEO Bob Iger that was nursed by ex-Marvel Entertainment chief Ike Perlmutter (who had pooled his shares with Trian’s holdings in the proxy fight).
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