The article explores the underlying dynamics in political disputes, specifically referencing the recent conflict between Donald Trump and Elon Musk. While their public disagreement appeared centered around the president's budget bill, it suggests that personal and ideological tensions may run deeper. The author introduces the concept of 'understory,' indicating that what is overtly contested often conceals more significant issues that drive the conflict, highlighting the complexity of their public personas and interactions.
In political feuds and ugly divorces, there is usually the fight you can see, which is repetitive and not particularly interesting, and then there's the one you can't - the thing the fight is really about.
I like to call this the 'understory.' The quarrel between Donald Trump and Elon Musk last week seemed to be about the president's budget bill.
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