On Bannon and “Evil” Elon

Steve Bannon has now called Elon Musk “evil.” Even by MAGA standards, this is extraordinarily harsh. What should we make of it?

Trump loves the court politics of “The Apprentice;” he wants lots of different people jockeying hard for his favor. But this particular dispute, which is fueled by legitimate issues of ideology just as much as jealousy, will be difficult to contain for the next four years, particularly if “Donald Trump” somehow turns out to be the second coming of Paul Ryan.