A Channel 4 documentary airing on Thursday will explore what Elon Musk has planned for the US and the wider world after he was confirmed as a “special government employee” by the White House earlier in the week.
Despite being given a job in the newly established Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Mr Musk may be able to “avoid disclosure rules about conflicts of interest and finances that apply to regular government employees”, according to Reuters.
Presented by journalist Matt Frei, the documentary, called Can Elon Musk Rule the World?, addresses the Tesla boss’s new government role as well as other issues surrounding the 53-year-old's career.
It also offers an overview of Mr Musk's relationship with President Donald Trump and his recent attempts to influence politics in the UK and worldwide as part of his war against the “woke mind virus” even though the hour-long slot leaves little opportunity for in-depth study.
The documentary also breaks through the tumult and controversy that surrounds or has been created by Mr Musk.
Mr Frei’s account is backed by the insight and knowledge of other critics and pundits.
The report is also set to shine a light on former SpaceX vice president Jim Cantrell, who emphasises that Mr Musk is not “a power-hungry supervillain” but rather a man who uses money and politics to further his goal of advancing humanity.
So, does Mr Musk have the potential to be the leader of the free world?
Can Elon Musk become president?
Mr Musk was born in South Africa, and the US Constitution explicitly states that only “natural-born” US citizens are eligible to hold the office of president. The eccentric tech tycoon would be instantly disqualified from the presidency because of this.
No one “other than a natural-born citizen, or a citizen of the US at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President”, according to Snopes, citing Article II, Section 1, Clause 5 of the US Constitution.
However, the Republican Party has nominated a candidate who was not born in the US. Despite being born in Panama and not obtaining US citizenship until he was 11 months old, John McCain was able to compete against Barack Obama in 2008.
At the time, this sparked significant debate, with some detractors arguing that it disqualified Mr McCain from running.
A legal analysis, however, concluded that the politician might be regarded as “natural-born” for two reasons.
His parents were both citizens of the United States and he was born on a military post in the Panama Canal Zone, which at the time was governed by the US.
Mr Musk would probably have a harder time defending his eligibility to run because his mother is Canadian and his father is South African.
