What the inevitable end of the Trump-Musk partnership says about the shifting influences within the White House

Anstead, Nick ORCID: 0000-0002-1090-5271 (2025) What the inevitable end of the Trump-Musk partnership says about the shifting influences within the White House. USApp – American Politics and Policy Blog (25 Jun 2025). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

Following his exit from the Trump administration at the end of May, Elon Musk began criticising the administration’s “One Big Beautiful Bill”, leading to a very public falling out between the former DOGE administrator and President Trump. Nick Anstead writes that one way of understanding the end of the Trump-Musk relationship is through their differing politics. This split could herald a shift in influence in the White House from Silicon Valley billionaires, who prefer smaller government, towards those on the Alt Right, who want a bigger and more authoritarian government.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/
Additional Information:	© 2025 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Media and Communications
Subjects:	J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States) H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
Date Deposited:	08 Jul 2025 14:18
Last Modified:	08 Jul 2025 14:18
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/128674

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