What the inevitable end of the Trump-Musk partnership says about the shifting influences within the White House

Following his exit from the Trump administration at the end of May, Elon Musk began criticising the administration’s “One Big Beautiful Bill”, leading to a very public falling out between the former DOGE administrator and President Trump. Nick Anstead writes that one way of understanding the end of the Trump-Musk relationship is through their differing politics. This split could herald a shift in influence in the White House from Silicon Valley billionaires, who prefer smaller government, towards those on the Alt Right, who want a bigger and more authoritarian government.