WASHINGTON — The emergence of X owner Elon Musk as the most influential figure around President Donald Trump has created an extraordinary dynamic — a White House adviser who's using one of the world's most powerful information platforms to sell the government's talking points while intimidating its detractors.
In recent days, Musk has used X to promote Trump's positions to his 215 million followers, attack an agency he's trying to shut down as "evil" and claim a Treasury employee who resigned under pressure over payment system access committed a crime.
