Elon Musk’s introduction to politics

Elon Musk spent the last several months knee-deep in government, sidelining his companies to pursue a long-standing Republican quest to weed out alleged waste and fraud. Then, a few weeks ago, House Republicans passed a bill with provisions that would kneecap Tesla. Now Musk is fuming that the bill is “a disgusting abomination.” Plenty has been written about Musk’s motivations for cozying up to President Donald Trump; for spending 130 days as a special government employee; for spending time away from Tesla, the main source of his wealth. Whatever his reasons, Musk did come away with some wins: He managed to secure some free advertising for Tesla, and Starlink is slowly embedding itself into the federal government. But his time roaming the halls of power and standing alongside the president hasn’t exempted Tesla from Republicans’ desire to sink clean energy and electric vehicles. On Tuesday, Musk let loose. “I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore,” he wrote on X. “This massiv ... Read full article.