and he has recounted how he was bullied at school and his struggles picking up on social cues because of Asperger's Syndrome. "From the very start, he knew pain, but also knew how to survive it," writes Walter Isaacson in his biography of Elon Musk.

Trump and Musk, who divided SNL viewers his “surreal” hosting stint in 2021, were both lampooned in the Bill Burr-hosted episode, which addressed Trump’s victory in a cold open that saw its stars sarcastically share their support for the president-elect to avoid being put on his “enemies list”.