In order to understand the Trump/Musk dust-up, you have to understand the world of power as well as the pursuit of it: extremely complicated scenarios.  

In my book "Confronting the Presidents," we vividly portray how all 45 men dealt with power. Most struggled with it because extreme discipline is needed to stay grounded in the real world. Abraham Lincoln handled it, and so did George Washington. However, others like Bill Clinton and Richard Nixon allowed themselves to misuse their authority.