Elon Musk became rich and famous as an entrepreneur, but he’s quickly making a new name for himself as one of the most singular and polarizing figures of any presidential administration.
The tech titan turned government cost cutter has emerged as the central player other than President Donald Trump in his three-week-old presidency, igniting debate with a blitz of moves at federal agencies.
Musk’s style is more reminiscent of a hostile corporate takeover than typical government reform, experts say. He is acting with speed, wielding a level of power rarely, if ever, seen in presidential aides and taking a more radical approach than powerful government figures in the past, moving to dismantle whole agencies approved by Congress.
