How long can the appalling Musk-Trump bromance go on? | Margaret Sullivan

To say the relationship is symbiotic is an understatement. Trump has the political power; Musk has endless money

Two men, two huge egos, two quests for endless amounts of power and money - joined, for now, in the pursuit of those common goals. That's the story behind the tight relationship between Donald Trump and Elon Musk, the billionaire who hangs out in the West Wing of the White House and has the ear of the president.

But there are cracks in the facade of closeness, and - based on Trump's past intolerance for anything but total loyalty among his allies - one must wonder how long it will last. And should the bromance come apart, it is likely do so with a bang heard 'round the world.

Margaret Sullivan is a Guardian US columnist writing on media, politics and culture