Talcott: ‘If Donald Trump Is Happy with Elon Musk, then Elon Musk Is Going to Stay,’ Despite the Backlash

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WITT: “They are saying that. Okay. Yamiche, thank you for that. Let’s bring in Tim Miller, MSNBC political analyst, writer at large for The Bulwark and host of The Bulwark podcast, and Shelby Talcott, White House correspondent for semafor. Welcome to you both. So, shelby, how is the Trump Administration reacting to all this Musk backlash? Are there any plans to rein in his access and power?”

TALCOTT: “Not so far. And again, you know, there are people and there have always been people inside of Donald Trump’s orbit who are a little bit skeptical of Elon Musk. We heard it during the transition, some complaints that he was sort of always at Mar-a-Lago. But ultimately, if Donald Trump is happy with Elon Musk, then Elon Musk is going to stay. And so far, it seems like Donald Trump is very happy with what Elon Musk is doing and is content to let him sort of run this government efficiency agency as he sees fit.”