Probably getting some very good advice!
Sure beats advice from the likes of Ryan or the Turtle.
Elon Musk “influencing” Donald Trump? I don’t think so. Just two great minds that happen to be thinking along the same lines simultaneously, having arrived at that juncture independently.
If you want to see a “brain trust” in operation, just look at these two react off each other.
The technical term for this kind of dialogue is “synergy”, each multiplying the effects of the other.