Inside the Hive
Inside the Hive
Vanity Fair
Elon Musk and Donald Trump Are Finally (Maybe) Breaking Up
39 minutes Posted Apr 9, 2025 at 9:00 am.
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When protesters converged this past weekend across America, they seized on two central villains: Donald Trump and Elon Musk. On this episode, host and Vanity Fair editor-in-chief Radhika Jones, along with executive editor Claire Howorth and Hive editor Michael Calderone, discuss how perceptions of Musk have radically shifted from rocket-building billionaire to government hatchet man and right-wing troll. Contributing editor Zoe Bernard joins the show to discuss how Musk’s ethos reflects Silicon Valley and whether his more libertarian views on tariffs could hasten his exit from Washington. 

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