Walter Isaacson: Elon Musk Could Transform Government Like He Did Tesla and SpaceX

Walter Isaacson: I think Elon will be able to do in government what he did with Tesla and SpaceX.

“He pretty much owns SpaceX. If he wants to say, let's get rid of that heat shield around the Raptor engine, and they say, you're nuts, and he does it, and it works, that's fine.

It's his company, he can take risks. [With DOGE] he's going to meet resistance because he doesn't own the federal government.

But I predict – he does not stop, he's intense – and I think both with the support Trump has given him and the power he has of both his personality and social media, he is going to be able to do in government what he did in Tesla and SpaceX.”

Fox News, January 22, 2025