Elon Musk listens as President Donald Trump meets with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Oval Office on Thursday, February 13.Alex Brandon/AP
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Elon Musk is serving as President Donald Trump’s hatchetman, slashing government spending as part of the administration’s efforts to end federal support for everything from dying babies in warzones and Americans displaced by disasters to US schools and startups working to slash energy bills for rural farmers and grocers.
As the world’s richest man pitches himself as the savior of the American taxpayer, the companies he runs are raking in more federal dollars.
This past Sunday, Tesla finalized…