Rachael Bade: Elon Musk Could Be Reaching ‘the Peak’ of His Influence on Trump, He Won’t Be Around the W.H.

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BADE: "I’ve had one person say to me that if you want to know where Trump is going to go on policy, look at Stephen Miller, because 90 percent of the time, what he wants, he actually gets. And I think right now, when you talk about Elon Musk, he could be potentially reaching a peak of his influence. If you think about it, he's been down at Mar-a-Lago all the time, constantly. I mean, I was hearing even before the election from Trump insiders who were seriously annoyed with him that he would not leave. Donald Trump, you know, the person he talks to last is often the person — you know, he's going to sort of go with in terms of his gut and where he lands on things, but he's going to be at the White House in a couple of weeks. And who's going to be in that room writing the policies? Stephen Miller, who wants to crack down on these visas, and Elon Musk won't be around. So it'll be interesting to see if this continues."