Musk is not about to overtake Trump himself as the dominant figure in the party, to be clear. But the jilted former “special government employee” is uniquely suited to become a chaos agent who could terrorize the GOP — potentially wreaking havoc on Trump’s legislative agenda and the party’s midterm election plans.
Musk’s tenure leading the Department of Government Efficiency captured the GOP’s imagination, even if it ended ingloriously. While Democrats and independents quickly soured on Musk’s leadership, Republicans are still enthralled.
