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Batya Ungar-Sargon: Is Elon Musk destroying MAGA?
Jan 10, 2025
Batya Ungar-Sargon, an opinion editor at Newsweek and author known for her sharp political commentary, discusses the tensions between Elon Musk and the MAGA movement. She questions Musk's motivations behind addressing the UK's grooming gang scandal and how it distracts from critiques of immigration. The conversation dives into Musk's influence on conservative discourse and the misconceptions surrounding American labor. Lastly, Ungar-Sargon examines the shifting dynamics between Musk and Steve Bannon, exploring the future trajectory of MAGA.
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- Batya Ungar-Sargon argues that Elon Musk's actions on X may be a strategic distraction from his populist conflicts with figures like Steve Bannon.
- The discussion raises questions about whether Musk can truly eliminate Bannon-style populism from the potential second Trump administration.
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