Then he handed the phone to his new friend and huge political donor Elon Musk, sources familiar with the call revealed to the New York Times. The pair were at the president-elect's Florida home Mar-a-Lago when the European president phoned.

After Donald Trump marched back to power to become the 47th President of the United States earlier this week, Tesla CEO Elon Musk was asked by one follower when voters can expect change in Canada. Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party remain in power despite their overwhelming unpopularity in the polls and calls by the federal Conservative Party to call an early election.