The Next Level
1124: Secret Podcast: Elon Musk Came Crawling Back to Trump. JVL Explains Why.
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About this episode
The Secret Podcast is available exclusively to paid members of The Bulwark on Apple Podcasts, Substack and YouTube. Elon Musk threatened to destroy Trump’s Republican allies. Now he’s spending hundreds of millions to keep them in power. Sarah Longwell and JVL discuss Musk’s humiliating surrender, the billionaires lining up behind Trump, the MAGA smear campaign against James Talarico, and why Trump’s desperate deal with Putin represents a stunning display of American weakness. Plus, Sarah has some ideas about holding Trump’s wealthy enablers accountable, and JVL has some big news.