Musk: Patriot or Crony Capitalist?

Musk: Patriot or Crony Capitalist?

What's Bugging Me · 2025-03-13

Someone is paying a political price for the quest to curb government spending and so far that someone is Elon Musk. This week there were cyber attacks on X and physical attacks on Tesla dealerships and property.

So we welcome back former Wall Street Journal reporter Jon Hilsenrath ("The Fed Whisperer”) to talk about Musk's attempts to slash the deficit and debate his characterization of Musk as a "crony capitalist."

What's Bugging Me

Dennis Kneale brings 30 years of business reporting to his new podcast, What’s Bugging Me. It’s no holds barred as he takes on leaders in industry, on Wall Street, and in politics.

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