Elon may be good at making money but politics requires different muscles. He will be chewed up and thrown up by DC before he can say yikes!
And when the Dems come back, which they will eventually, he will have their vengeance to deal with. 
This is why billionaires have historically avoided political exposure like this

With of all these illegal acts and conflicts of interest that possibly happen in Trump's circle, isn't it a situation where they will be pushed to stay in power whatever the cost ? (Pushed towards tyranny to avoid court)