THE NEW TRUMPIVERSE

Meet the 13 Washington arrivistes looking to leverage their relationship with the president-elect into real power.

- JOHN HYATT

During his victory speech on election night, Donald Trump was acknowledging those who helped fuel his astonishing political comeback when members of the crowd erupted in a chant.

E-LON! E-LON! E-LON!

"We have a new star. A star is born: Elon," gushed Trump, who then launched into a four-minute riff about the world's richest person, a "supergenius" to whom the 78-year-old president-elect has promised vast powers to shape both American policy and federal spending.

Musk is the most famous of a new pack of Trump allies, and by far the wealthiest. The next-generation Trump cabal includes podcaster Joe Rogan, biotech billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy and UFC president Dana White. Some are expected to serve as cabinet members. Others will settle into potentially even more influential roles in Trump's kitchen cabinet, bending his ear while he plays golf, dines at Mar-a-Lago or watches Fox News.