Similarly, Musk can potentially launch a campaign to sway the public to move for Trump to be impeached due to his felony convictions.
A battle between the two might be the shakeup the current empire needs.
Trump may be more powerful than Musk by some metrics, on a time-limited basis (unless he manages to change the term limits), but Musk is more powerful in many ways as well. Musk's wealth is greater than that of many entire countries.