Elon Musk and Donald Trump Are Finally (Maybe) Breaking Up

Inside the Hive

Vanity Fair

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🗓️ 9 April 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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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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0:00.0	Michael, I think you should run the headline game today because I have a contender.
0:07.2	I'd love to.
0:08.2	That's the ultimate boss move.
0:09.8	Yeah.
0:11.1	Okay, ready?
0:12.3	I'm supposed to be running the game.
0:17.3	Radica.
0:18.0	Musk, we really, the rise and eventual fall of Elon Musk in Trump 2.0.
0:23.1	Very good.
0:24.7	Very good.
0:25.1	How about you, Claire?
0:25.7	What do you got?
0:26.2	Okay.
0:27.9	Gird your ears.
0:30.0	Cyberfucked.
0:31.1	Why and how Elon Musk is screwing over America.
0:37.1	I mean, I think I'm voting for Claire.
0:39.3	If I have a vote.
0:42.3	Pick me.
0:43.6	I think we got to go with CyberFucked.
0:46.5	All right.
0:46.8	At least for this portion of the game.
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