What Elon Musk’s growing political clout could mean for 2025

Elon Musk, who once largely eschewed politics, now has a political clout of his own to throw around as President-elect Trump heads back to the Oval Office.

The tech billionaire has become a driving force in American politics in the past year, rising from Silicon Valley mogul and Washington outsider to a conservative thought leader in Trump’s inner circle.

Whether he is on Capitol Hill, sitting alongside Trump at Mar-a-Lago or broadcasting his views on X, his social media platform...