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I’ve spent a decade covering Tesla and CEO Elon Musk , so it would be natural for me to weigh in here about the billionaire’s public fallout with President Donald Trump . Plenty of other reporters, armchair analysts, influencers, and bloggers have already done that. Some of it is smart, while some of it misses the mark — by miles.

Since I have the benefit of institutional knowledge, and a helluva good memory, let me offer some brief reminders and predictions. We’ve been here before — Musk has a long, well-documented history of creating seemingly strong alliances and then burning it all down.

As senior reporter Ti

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