Musk has emerged as one of Trump’s most powerful advisers over the last month as he spearheads the administration’s efforts to gut the federal government. CNN’s Anderson Cooper asked Haberman on Thursday whether she thinks Musk will be around Trump for the “long haul.”

New York Times "Trump whisperer" Maggie Haberman offered this theory about how the president is using his "IT Consultant" Elon Musk as a "heat shield" for public criticism. "It's definitely true that Musk is in a better place with him now than he was during the transition,