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Did the swamp drain Elon Musk?

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Elon Musk and President Donald Trump have had a very public falling out. Musk, whose time running the Department of Government Efficiency (DoGE) came to an end last month, publicly criticized Trump’s spending bill (the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”). The row then erupted onto social media with Trump expressing his disappointment with Musk, Musk accusing Trump of “ingratitude” – and even making insinuations about Trump’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Tesla’s stock has taken a hit, Trump and Musk are yet to speak and there could be implications for the government contracts that Musk’s companies have, but the full consequences are yet to be understood.

What do this tell us about Trump 2.0 and American politics more generally? Freddy Gray and Kate Andrews discuss.

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