Elon Musk donated more than $250 million to Donald Trump’s 2024 re-election campaign and is leading a cost-cutting drive across government departments. Photograph: New York Times Elon Musk’s role at the heart of the US government has been decried for its potential to benefit the world’s richest man while harming his competitors. Musk’s six businesses already profit from about $20 billion (€19 billion) in government contracts — which the billionaire insisted this week were all won on merit and have provided value for money — and several subsidies. But Musk, who donated more than $250 million to Donald Trump’s 2024...