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PBS News Hour

Musk's influence grows as Trump hands him more power

Season 2025 Episode 43 | 6m 19s

President Trump handed more power over to Elon Musk on Tuesday, giving his team oversight over hiring decisions across every government agency. Musk has also continued to post misleading or false accusations against government agencies on his social media platform X, despite his government and private sector work potentially serving as a conflict of interest. Laura Barrón-López reports.

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