How Elon Wields Power

How Elon Wields Power

What is it about the way that Elon Musk wields power that led 65 percent of Americans to agree he has too much influence on the federal government?


Guest: Faiz Siddiqui, Washington Post tech reporter and author of “Hubris Maximus: The Shattering of Elon Musk.”


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