Ben Wikler: “Elon Musk had been saying starting in November, after…”

“Were you surprised that Washington Republicans turned their backs on Musk apparently as quickly as they did after that? Well, here's the thing that struck me. Elon Musk had been saying starting in November, after Trump's victory, that he would go after Republicans who didn't fall in line with Trump, that he would bankroll primary challengers against Democrats who got in Trump's way. He was Trump's enforcer. He was the muscle. His political money would sweep away any opposition. And Republicans were falling in line even as Elon Musk did things that were hideously remain hideously unpopular.” (02:01–02:13)

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