Jeff Bezos is the latest tech billionaire to make the pilgrimage to Mar-a-Lago for dinner with Donald Trump. Bezos, one of the wealthiest people in the world, sat down with the president-elect as drivers at seven of his Amazon facilities went on strike.
Also at that Mar-a-Lago dinner was Elon Musk, who has had a long-running professional rivalry with Bezos and, in addition to funding Trump’s campaign, is now apparently helping write policy for the incoming administration.
Bradley Tusk, a longtime political strategist turned venture capitalist, joined KNX News’ daily political show Countdown 2025 to discuss Musk’s role in the Trump White House.
Listen here:
“I don’t think he’s in charge, and I think that we can kind of brace ourselves for the inevitable Trump-Musk fallout that will happen sooner or later, but right now, Musk is riding high,” he said. “He bet on the right horse. They won. Trump seems grateful for it, and …