Godzilla vs King Kong . Ali vs Frazier. Yankees vs. Red Sox. Trump vs. Musk is bigger than all of them because — unlike the first match — this one is real. And unlike the other two, it has real-world consequences.
The future of the republic — not to mention the future of Tesla, SpaceX and Musk’s other cutting-edge tech companies — could be at stake, depending on how bad it all gets.
Of course, with this pair, they could make up while this column is at the printer. Musk is known to do 180s in business like most people breathe, and he seems open (at least for now) to rapprochement. That’s why, after tanking during early rounds of the fight, Tesla shares spiked on Friday.
Trump, meanwhile, can be forgiving when he sees an opportunity. Remember how he mocked “Little Marco,” who after a