The Elon-Trump Alliance

The Elon-Trump Alliance

Elon Musk went from voting for Hillary to supporting Trump so hard that he may have broken election laws. And with Musk influencing both on X and in campaign finance, Democrats are kicking themselves for letting him go. What will his political and financial support actually amount to this election season?


Guest: Teddy Schleifer, New York Times reporter covering campaign finance and billionaire influence on American politics.


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