Jon Karl: While Trump’s Hold on the Republican Party Is Not in Doubt, We Saw that His Power to Get Congress to Do What He Wants Has Its Limits

>> Jonathan Rachael Bade thank ░░░░░░░░ very much Thanks Jon ░░░░░░░░ And let s bring ░░░░░░░░ former New Jersey governor ░░░░░░░░ Christie Governor Christie look ░░░░░░░░ know what it s ░░░░░░░░ to be part of ░░░░░░░░ Trump s inner circle ░░░░░░░░ were in the inner ░░░░░░░░ circle 2016 through 2020 ░░░░░░░░ I want to ask ░░░░░░░░ about Musk He s ░░░░░░░░ moved into Mar a ░░░░░░░░ and my first question ░░░░░░░░ you is this is ░░░░░░░░ wealthiest guy in the ░░░░░░░░ What is in it ░░░░░░░░ him Why has he ░░░░░░░░ so attached to Trump ░░░░░░░░ s hard for folks ░░░░░░░░ understand how intoxicating this ░░░░░░░░ be for some people ░░░░░░░░ for Elon Musk he ░░░░░░░░ t stand in front ░░░░░░░░ 20 000 people and ░░░░░░░░ them chant his name ░░░░░░░░ matter how rich he ░░░░░░░░ which is what was ░░░░░░░░ to him on the ░░░░░░░░ trail Jonathan Unless he ░░░░░░░░ with Trump That s ░░░░░░░░ On a regular basis ░░░░░░░░ front of Trump s ░░░░░░░░ and I ll tell ░░░░░░░░ a quick story about ░░░░░░░░ Trump himself in 2016 ░░░░░░░░ this for the first ░░░░░░░░ I was on the ░░░░░░░░ with him and he ░░░░░░░░ typically have this box ░░░░░░░░ documents from Trump Tower ░░░░░░░░ the real estate business ░░░░░░░░ his body guy Keith ░░░░░░░░ bring to him once ░░░░░░░░ plane took off and ░░░░░░░░ opened the box looked ░░░░░░░░ a couple of the ░░░░░░░░ and he turned to ░░░░░░░░ and he held some ░░░░░░░░ the papers up and ░░░░░░░░ said he said Chris ░░░░░░░░ said who gives a ░░░░░░░░ about any of this ░░░░░░░░ once I have been ░░░░░░░░ in your business And ░░░░░░░░ think that Musk is ░░░░░░░░ the same thing Setting ░░░░░░░░ rockets are great Electric ░░░░░░░░ are cool Some of ░░░░░░░░ other stuff he s ░░░░░░░░ but it s not ░░░░░░░░ he s experiencing right ░░░░░░░░ Jonathan And right at ░░░░░░░░ center of power and ░░░░░░░░ and all of that ░░░░░░░░ Jonathan How much influence ░░░░░░░░ he really have on ░░░░░░░░ How much is he ░░░░░░░░ what Trump is doing ░░░░░░░░ the beginning anybody who ░░░░░░░░ this role for Trump ░░░░░░░░ you can go through ░░░░░░░░ last eight years Jon ░░░░░░░░ there have been different ░░░░░░░░ who played this exact ░░░░░░░░ for Trump It s ░░░░░░░░ because it s Elon ░░░░░░░░ but when you initially ░░░░░░░░ in that role you ░░░░░░░░ enormous influence and he ░░░░░░░░ having you around and ░░░░░░░░ loves listening to you ░░░░░░░░ you re the best ░░░░░░░░ in the world It ░░░░░░░░ always decline and that ░░░░░░░░ what happens and you ░░░░░░░░ see it It ll ░░░░░░░░ with Elon Musk too ░░░░░░░░ used to say this ░░░░░░░░ general Kelly when he ░░░░░░░░ became chief of staff ░░░░░░░░ you re trading at ░░░░░░░░ hundred cents on the ░░░░░░░░ You ll trade at ░░░░░░░░ The question is how ░░░░░░░░ it will take Jonathan ░░░░░░░░ the case with Kelly ░░░░░░░░ s the question everybody ░░░░░░░░ asking How long does ░░░░░░░░ last I ve heard ░░░░░░░░ people say he s ░░░░░░░░ to be with him ░░░░░░░░ least through the midterms ░░░░░░░░ he s going to ░░░░░░░░ such a force in ░░░░░░░░ the Republican campaigns but ░░░░░░░░ long do you think ░░░░░░░░ does this end It ░░░░░░░░ when Trump believes that ░░░░░░░░ has gone wrong and ░░░░░░░░ needs someone to blame ░░░░░░░░ Musk becomes the person ░░░░░░░░ blame and no one ░░░░░░░░ how long that will ░░░░░░░░ You know look Our ░░░░░░░░ Reince Priebus it was ░░░░░░░░ months and then he ░░░░░░░░ gone General Kelly it ░░░░░░░░ 18 months You know ░░░░░░░░ people who sit at ░░░░░░░░ very center with Trump ░░░░░░░░ a shelf life and ░░░░░░░░ shelf life is influenced ░░░░░░░░ outside events As Speaker ░░░░░░░░ is finding out right ░░░░░░░░ this is a guy ░░░░░░░░ s done everything Trump ░░░░░░░░ asked him to do ░░░░░░░░ s essentially gotten down ░░░░░░░░ one knee to Trump ░░░░░░░░ a regular basis and ░░░░░░░░ we have this problem ░░░░░░░░ week You watch Trump ░░░░░░░░ run from him because ░░░░░░░░ s what he does ░░░░░░░░ And the fact that ░░░░░░░░ made this demand and ░░░░░░░░ didn t get what ░░░░░░░░ wanted those Republicans defied ░░░░░░░░ he said he was ░░░░░░░░ to primary you know ░░░░░░░░ these guys in primaries ░░░░░░░░ happens Does he just ░░░░░░░░ on from that Of ░░░░░░░░ he does because he ░░░░░░░░ going to have other ░░░░░░░░ he needs to do ░░░░░░░░ guess what He s ░░░░░░░░ to the real world ░░░░░░░░ When you are not ░░░░░░░░ president and you re ░░░░░░░░ shooting orders from Mar ░░░░░░░░ Lago that s one ░░░░░░░░ that you re going ░░░░░░░░ be the president again ░░░░░░░░ you have to actually ░░░░░░░░ things done he s ░░░░░░░░ to have to work ░░░░░░░░ these people and the ░░░░░░░░ of debt which is ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump has called ░░░░░░░░ over eight years Jonathan ░░░░░░░░ There s a lot ░░░░░░░░ people like Chip Roy ░░░░░░░░ the best example and ░░░░░░░░ who say and I ░░░░░░░░ that this debt in ░░░░░░░░ country has gotten completely ░░░░░░░░ of control and they ░░░░░░░░ to use the debt ░░░░░░░░ as a moment to ░░░░░░░░ to make government smaller ░░░░░░░░ Trump doesn t care ░░░░░░░░ that Jon and it ░░░░░░░░ going to be interesting ░░░░░░░░ watch how that interplay ░░░░░░░░