Masculine Maximalism

Axios: “Trump, first in business and then politics, and Musk, first in business and now politics, are feeding off each other’s natural instincts to do, say and operate by their own new rules.”

“These instincts made them rich, famous and impervious to traditional rules, norms and even laws. Their success makes dissuasion by others futile, administration officials tell us.”

“Trump and Musk view masculinity quite similarly: tough-guy language, macho actions, irreverent, crude — and often unmoved by emotionalism, empathy or restraint.”