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‘Dictatorial power’: How Elon Musk is taking over the MAGA movement | Rick Perlstein

"Elon Musk has been given by Trump… almost dictatorial power” Today we’re taking on the MAGA ‘civil war’ that’s publicly erupted within Donald Trump’s own ranks. Did Elon Musk and the tech billionaires already win the battle for Trump’s ear against Steve Bannon’s nationalist right? US historian Rick Perlstein is one of the leading voices on America’s conservative movement. He joins us to explain how the power and influence Musk currently holds over the federal government, and why “no one’s talking about Steve Bannon anymore”.