Elon Musk Is Not Having a Happy New Year
Under fire by Trump’s ultra-right adjutants, the world’s richest man sees Tesla numbers fall as he tries to address a Cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas.
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Over the holiday break, Elon Musk was busy making news on X, furiously posting his way into a multipronged fight with ultra-right wing MAGA luminaries Laura Loomer and Steve Bannon about immigration visas. But over the past 24 hours, two other stories arguably overshadowed the civil war in Trumpland: a deadly Cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas and some surprisingly bad sales numbers from Tesla. Host David Papadopoulos was joined by Bloomberg Businessweek’s Max Chafkin and Elon Musk reporter Dana Hull to break down the news.