Musk learning limits of his power after failed 'firebombing' of GOP efforts: historian

According to noted historian Douglas Brinkley, billionaire Elon Musk learned a valuable lesson about how government works when he failed to derail a House budget deal.

Appearing on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," Brinkley was asked whether House Speaker Mike Johnson will be re-elected on Friday when the House convenes to vote, he used Musk's failed interference as an example of how Johnson outmaneuvered Donald Trump's latest close advisor.

"Donald Trump was content to let him [Johnson] twist in the wind for a couple of weeks...