Just two months into President Donald Trump’s second term, Elon Musk is seemingly everywhere, dominating the news out of Washington and beyond. Mr. Musk’s increasing influence in the White House has raised complicated questions about how he could reshape the nation.
A group of New York Times journalists — Lisa Lerer, Jess Bidgood, Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Theodore Schleifer — discuss Mr. Musk’s unusual rise to power and explore how his relationship with the president is changing politics far beyond the federal government.
On today’s episode
Jess Bidgood, a managing correspondent of the On Politics newsletter.
Theodore Schleifer, a political reporter for The New York Times.
Zolan Kanno-Youngs, a White House correspondent for The New York Times, covering President Trump and his administration.