Elon Musk Enters Politics
"How the world's richest man went from tech billionaire to the most powerful unelected figure in the US government"
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Elon Musk's political transformation was rapid. After acquiring Twitter in 2022 and rebranding it as X, he began amplifying conservative content and posting increasingly partisan commentary. He endorsed Trump in July 2024 and spent over $250 million supporting his campaign. After Trump won, Musk was appointed to co-lead DOGE — the Department of Government Efficiency — an advisory body tasked with cutting federal spending. DOGE's activities quickly became controversial: attempts to access federal payment systems, mass layoffs at federal agencies, and significant conflict-of-interest questions given SpaceX's billions in government contracts.
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How the world's richest man went from tech billionaire to the most powerful unelected figure in the US government
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