Rachel Maddow

Musk's time in Washington has been marked by White House officials snarking anonymously to the press, like Rolling Stone magazine, about the perception by some in the White House that Mr. Musk appears to be high all the time. Also that he's possibly the most annoying person on the planet. I keep using the word annoying, but the word doesn't do the situation justice.

Musk apparently tried to get a top-secret briefing from the Pentagon on China war plans. That was promptly reported in The New York Times, which led President Trump to show that he was both absolutely unaware that his top campaign donor had arranged this for himself. Trump then very quickly made clear that he didn't think something like that should happen.

Musk apparently tried to get a top-secret briefing from the Pentagon on China war plans. That was promptly reported in The New York Times, which led President Trump to show that he was both absolutely unaware that his top campaign donor had arranged this for himself. Trump then very quickly made clear that he didn't think something like that should happen.

And so it was canceled, and Elon had to eat that, too. Musk then tried to get back into the money and politics game, where he'd done so well. Getting Trump into the White House in the first place, he went very publicly all-in with massive spending, ostentatious spending, and personal appearances to try to sway the Wisconsin state Supreme Court election.

And so it was canceled, and Elon had to eat that, too. Musk then tried to get back into the money and politics game, where he'd done so well. Getting Trump into the White House in the first place, he went very publicly all-in with massive spending, ostentatious spending, and personal appearances to try to sway the Wisconsin state Supreme Court election.

Elon Musk's candidate then lost by double digits in an election that was universally branded as a referendum on Elon Musk. Musk then installed his own choice as acting IRS commissioner. Treasury Secretary Scott Besant then complained to Trump and uninstalled the guy two days later. Musk then took a loud public stance against Donald Trump's tariffs.

Elon Musk's candidate then lost by double digits in an election that was universally branded as a referendum on Elon Musk. Musk then installed his own choice as acting IRS commissioner. Treasury Secretary Scott Besant then complained to Trump and uninstalled the guy two days later. Musk then took a loud public stance against Donald Trump's tariffs.

Trump has ignored his loud public stance against them and kept the tariffs and all their disastrous implications, including for Musk's own car company. Musk then started a loud public beef with Trump advisor Peter Navarro. Trump decided, quite obviously, to keep Peter Navarro. And we haven't heard much from Elon Musk ever since.

Trump has ignored his loud public stance against them and kept the tariffs and all their disastrous implications, including for Musk's own car company. Musk then started a loud public beef with Trump advisor Peter Navarro. Trump decided, quite obviously, to keep Peter Navarro. And we haven't heard much from Elon Musk ever since.

Now, the Washington Post reports this weekend that Elon Musk's signature move in Washington, that whole tell me five things you did last week or you'll be fired government email, that email goes out sometimes weekly now to government employees, but people just ignore it.

Now, the Washington Post reports this weekend that Elon Musk's signature move in Washington, that whole tell me five things you did last week or you'll be fired government email, that email goes out sometimes weekly now to government employees, but people just ignore it.

It's being ignored by multiple, if not most agencies in the government because Elon Musk no longer really seems to have the juice to do anything about it. Musk no longer appears to be running stuff, let alone personally wielding some kind of axe over every government employee in every government agency.

It's being ignored by multiple, if not most agencies in the government because Elon Musk no longer really seems to have the juice to do anything about it. Musk no longer appears to be running stuff, let alone personally wielding some kind of axe over every government employee in every government agency.

All of that on top of the massive public revulsion at his role in Donald Trump's administration and in American politics. The massive public revulsion for Elon Musk's role in Washington has made the Tesla brand toxic, not to mention his own personal brand. So we'll see tomorrow how things go on that Tesla first quarter earnings call. We'll see how it goes for Tesla.

All of that on top of the massive public revulsion at his role in Donald Trump's administration and in American politics. The massive public revulsion for Elon Musk's role in Washington has made the Tesla brand toxic, not to mention his own personal brand. So we'll see tomorrow how things go on that Tesla first quarter earnings call. We'll see how it goes for Tesla.

We'll see how it goes in terms of telling us what's about to happen to Elon Musk and his sojourn in Washington. We've got more ahead tonight on the meltdown at the Pentagon, the disputed report today that Pete Hegsath is on his way out at the Pentagon, and the panicked pushback from Hegsath himself from the Pentagon and now from the White House.

We'll see how it goes in terms of telling us what's about to happen to Elon Musk and his sojourn in Washington. We've got more ahead tonight on the meltdown at the Pentagon, the disputed report today that Pete Hegsath is on his way out at the Pentagon, and the panicked pushback from Hegsath himself from the Pentagon and now from the White House.

We've also got the latest on the Trump administration turning around buses while they were apparently driving more men to the airport to apparently take yet more of them to El Salvador. We'll talk with the attorney tonight, who appears to have caused those buses to turn around. One if by land, two if by D.C. I see you, Huntington, West Virginia. I see you everywhere.

We've also got the latest on the Trump administration turning around buses while they were apparently driving more men to the airport to apparently take yet more of them to El Salvador. We'll talk with the attorney tonight, who appears to have caused those buses to turn around. One if by land, two if by D.C. I see you, Huntington, West Virginia. I see you everywhere.

I've got so much to get to tonight. Stay with us. We've had a lot of secretaries of defense in this country, and lots of those defense secretaries have had lots of scandals over the years. You know, we've had good defense secretaries. We've had bad ones. We've had some real bad ones. But, you know, there's always room for something new under the sun.