Former President on Monday said he would offer and SpaceX CEO a Cabinet position or an advisory role in his administration if he wins a second term in the .
Trump told Reuters in an interview that he would tap Musk for such a position "if he would do it."
But the Republican nominee also said he would consider getting rid of a $7,500 tax credit for certain new electric vehicles. That could affect business for Tesla, which sells .
"Tax credits and tax incentives are not generally a very good thing," Trump told Reuters after a campaign event in York, Pennsylvania.
Musk, in an apparently tongue-in-cheek reply on his social media platform X, said, "I am willing to serve."
His Monday night post included a picture of himself standing at a lectern bearing the label "Department of Government Efficiency," and topped with the letters D.O.G.E.
The letters are a reference to a popular " " meme, which began mainly as a striking image of a Shiba Inu dog and later became the face of the cryptocurrency , which Musk has repeatedly promoted.
Musk endorsed Trump in July, shortly after the former president narrowly survived an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in western Pennsylvania.
In an interview with Trump that was livestreamed on X on Aug. 12, Musk floated the idea of a "government efficiency commission" and said he would be "happy to help out" on it.
Trump is set to face Vice President , the Democratic nominee, in November's election.
