Walter Isaacson on why Elon Musk is embracing Donald Trump
Walter Isaacson, who wrote an autobiography about Elon Musk, joins TODAY to talk about the billionaire businessman and what led him to embrace Donald Trump for his second run for the Oval Office. Isaacson also discusses how Musk plans to juggle his companies, including Tesla and SpaceX, and his new role in the unofficial Department of Government Efficiency.
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