Mr. Musk dug into his companies’ budgets, preferring to cut too much rather than too little and to deal with the fallout later. Under Donald Trump, he is set to apply those tactics to the U.S. government.
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Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and the Billions of Ways to Influence an Election
The world’s richest men have their own rocket fleets, their own media and their own schemes to succeed with Donald J. Trump.
How Elon Musk Is Influencing Donald Trump
Their fast-evolving political friendship has become a potential minefield, as Mr. Musk’s sprawling businesses may present conflicts of interest if Mr. Trump is elected in November.
Elon Musk’s Diplomacy: Woo Right-Wing World Leaders. Then Benefit.
Mr. Musk has built a constellation of like-minded heads of state — including Argentina’s Javier Milei and India’s Narendra Modi — to push his own politics and expand his business empire.
SpaceX Illegally Fired Workers Critical of Musk, NLRB Says
The National Labor Relations Board said the rocket company had wrongly dismissed eight people for a letter raising concerns about the chief executive.
New Mexico’s Spaceport America Is an Economic Dream Deferred
Long a priority of local officials, the desert launchpad is sending tourists into space, but taxpayers and merchants are waiting for the payoff.