Elon Musk in politics – the pros and cons | Start Here

Elon Musk is expected to have a significant impact on the new Trump administration. The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which is tasked with reducing government spending and bureaucracy, will be led by him. Additionally, he appears to have a lot of influence on the new president given his closeness to Donald Trump. What should we make of Musk’s new political power? The pros and cons are weigh-in’d by Sandra Gathmann in Start Here.

This episode features:

Thomas Gift | Director of the Centre on US Politics, University College London

Vittoria Elliott | Platforms and Power Reporter, Wired

Source: Aljazeera