Elon: A star is born
Description
When Donald Trump declared victory in the US presidential election, he told an adoring crowd that "a star is born". He was referring to Elon Musk.
After months of reporting on the billionaire's use of private investigators, Alexi Mostrous asks whether the insights he gained from that investigation reveal how Musk will operate in his new political era, and what that means for everything in his orbit.
Reported and produced by: Alexi Mostrous, Gary Marshall, Matt Russell & Patricia Clarke.
Sound design: Bart Warshaw
Original music: Tom Kinsella
Podcast artwork: Jon Hill
Executive producer: Basia Cummings
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Musk out does Trump in grandiosity and malignant narcissism, he's far more dangerous and calculating than that clown Trump. He presents a distinct danger to America as a military contractor who will sell out our military and intelligence agencies to Russia among others. He's already talking up austerity and people needing to live within their means. The vast majority of people who voted for Trump are about to see in real time the end of democracy in America. Musk, Thiel, will kill democracy.