To flood the world with robotaxis and humanoid robots, Elon Musk needs open markets — and the kind of globalized trade Donald Trump’s tariff war is closing off.

Elon Musk is one of the world’s most divisive people. He may be one of the world's most mercurial business leaders, and people either love or hate him. Musk’s fans credit him with somewhat single-handedly mainstreaming electric vehicles at Tesla and cheer his ambitious goals for autonomous driving,

While tariff debates and immigration confusion dominate the headlines, the work surrounding the Department of Government Efficiency has been slightly overlooked.