The bromance between Trump and Elon Musk is far from over, but as I suggested the other day in a piece I wrote about Elon pulling back from politics, it’s clear that Musk is disappointed with how government works.
Elon Musk: “Disappointed” Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” Undermines Work Of DOGE https://t.co/GOUcAz225l
— RCP Video (@rcpvideo) May 28, 2025
Musk has spent much of the last year either campaigning to get Trump elected or working to slash the size and scope of government spending, only to see the pile of results DOGE has accumulated go up in smoke.
Musk has a lot to be unhappy about. His foray into politics was motivated by a sincere belief that the West faces an existential threat: the headlong rush into insolvency.
Musk, as you know, thinks big. He started Tesla because he wanted to…
