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The Bunker

Is politics too tough for Elon Musk?

The Bunker

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News, Politics, Society & Culture, Government

4.6984 Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Elon Musk seems to be limping off the political stage with a whimper. So was he ever the power behind the throne or just a useful idiot with a fat wallet and a massive platform for Trump to exploit? Today in The Bunker, Alex Von Tunzelmann is joined by Andrew Boujean, editor of The Washingtonian, to find out just how the richest man on earth m became the latest high profile figure to be chewed up and spat out by the Maga machine. • We are sponsored by Indeed. Go to https://indeed.com/bunker for £100 sponsored credit.   www.patreon.com/bunkercast  Follow us on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/bunkerpod.bsky.social  Written and presented by Alex von Tunzelmann. Producer: Liam Tait. Audio editors: Robin Leeburn. Managing editor: Jacob Jarvis. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Now, do you remember a time when Elon Musk was being called a real-life Tony Stark?

1:20.8

It feels like a distant memory that the richest man on the planet was being hailed as a hero,

1:25.8

as he seems to be finishing his latest chapter,

1:28.9

not with a flashy exploding rocket launch, but with a whimper. After a year of tweets,

1:35.5

tantrums and questionable slutes, Musk's affair with American politics appears to be winding down.

1:41.7

He hasn't actually been fired. He's still special advisor to President

1:45.4

Trump, but he does seem to be stepping back and others are taking over his agency, Doge.

1:51.4

Is the man who briefly styled himself as disruptor-in-chief, now just another sad sack

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