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Kara Swisher on Elon Musk: 'He's unelected, unaccountable, enormously wealthy'

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As Elon Musk considers merging Tesla and SpaceX, tech journalist Kara Swisher examines his business strategy, growing political influence and power over the war in Ukraine.

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The two outlets frame the subject very differently. NPR centers Kara Swisher’s view of Musk’s business strategy, political influence, and role in the war in Ukraine, while The Hill foregrounds a more confrontational political warning and says Swisher suggested Musk should be worried about Democrats regaining control; in The Hill’s later item, that warning is generalized into a broader claim about Democrats and liberal media figures.

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