Elon Musk will name price for being Trump’s ‘heat shield’, ex-aide warns ELON Musk will name his price for acting as a "heat shield" for Donald Trump eventually, his ex-security adviser has warned. Former White House aide John Bolton said the Tesla mogul is using the US leader for his own agenda and is willing to weather criticism - for now.

As stock values for his company continue to fall amid his government interference, Elon Musk has been surprisingly honest about how much he's struggling to run his companies right now. So much so that,

SpaceX and Tesla — have submitted letters lobbying the U.S. trade representative on Trump administration tariff policies. The letters come as Musk oversees an effort to slash federal government spending and employee headcount at the behest of President Donald Trump.