Jamelle Bouie: The World's Most Influential Racist Is Bankrolling Republicans

Elon Musk is the largest single donor in American political history. He's also the world's most prominent booster of white supremacy. While Democrat after Democrat gets asked about Hasan Piker, most reporters don't seem to ask Republicans about the views of the man who's pumped nearly a half billion dollars into their Senate campaigns. Nor do they ask about the destruction he rained down on our government under DOGE. Plus: Trump is trying to build a city-size mausoleum for himself, his targeting of Ilhan Omar is also an attack on Congress, MBS is finding out he bribed the wrong family, the gang of jackals around Trump has no loyalty to the U.S., and is JD such an a-hole because deep down he hates his mother...and himself?
Jamelle Bouie joins Tim Miller for the weekend pod.
show notes:
Jamelle’s piece, “Elon Musk Is Beyond the Pale”
Jamelle on the targeting of Ilhan Omar
JVL’s “JD Vance Is a Sociopath”
Walter Isaacson’s interview with Elon
Washington Sun on State Dept only promoting officials who voted for Trump
The Bulwark’s campaign to help the Haitian community of Springfield
The Bulwark store