Will Elon Musk dominate President Trump’s economic policy?
He will face challenges from both America firsters and conservative mainstreamers
To get a full sense of the disruptive potential of Donald Trump’s economic agenda, look beyond the limelight hogged by Elon Musk to the wider cast of characters in the president-elect’s orbit. Russ Vought, a budget director, promises to “break the bureaucracy to the presidential will”. Peter Navarro, a trade adviser, muses about cancelling America’s trade deal with Canada and Mexico. Andrew Ferguson, an antitrust official, rails against big tech firms for suppressing dissident speech.
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This article appeared in the Finance & economics section of the print edition under the headline “Swords at the ready”
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