David Axelrod actually said...

"There's a reason why federal courts are stepping in to slow this process down, because Elon Musk is in flagrant disregard of rules and laws and norms here."

"Donald Trump doesn't believe in rules and laws and norms or institutions. He doesn't believe them domestically. He doesn't believe in them internationally and he has defied them to get to this point a..."

"There's a cost to U.S. credibility and there's a cost to Trump's credibility by bluffing like this and then pulling back."

"Well, the question is, what would prevent them from doing things similar to what they've done before? And I think that's the thing that the president and the Republican Party should worry about."