CNN’s Brian Stelter explained how the fallout between Elon Musk and President Trump can effect the Republicans in midterms and damage Musk’s businesses:

BRIAN STELTER, CNN CHIEF MEDIA ANALYST: A 100 percent. And there is going to be a situation now, where people have to choose sides, right? GOP lawmakers are already asking themselves, Am I choosing Trump or Musk? I’m sure most of them will choose Trump. But that is a serious choice to have to make, given how much money Musk funneled in to the election, last year. Musk recently said, he doesn’t want to invest in the next election, in the midterms. Does anybody believe that? Does anybody believe Musk is going to sit on the sidelines, with the midterms coming up? I see this as a lose-lose scenario. Trump has a lot to lose. Musk has even more to lose. Trump could turn the levers of the government against Musk companies. There’s, what, 20 investigations into Musk’s various companies going on right now. There are so many ways that Trump could take advantage of the government’s power, to hurt Musk. So, in some ways, I think Trump is outmatched here. Musk is a lot more powerful on the internet. He has a much bigger megaphone on Twitter or X, than Trump does on Truth Social. Musk is playing dirtier, but that’s because Musk has more to lose.

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