On social media and at political rallies, Elon Musk has taken credit for leading the team that is cutting allegedly wasteful U.S. government spending, even waving a chain saw on stage at a conference.

From one moment to the next, he exudes mean masculinity, graceless power, false exceptionalism, desperation and a gobsmacking dedication to procreation.

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