One model for Elon is that he is perpetually operating in wartime mode

Move as fast as possible, bring overwhelming force, extract superhuman effort, accept collateral damage

Fits a range of things from SpaceX to DOGE. Anyway, I find it easier to understand him using this lens

Founder, The Roots of Progress (rootsofprogress.org). On book-writing sabbatical, trying not to check social media including DMs

Another lens that the model might fit would be a toddler. They similarly don't take the time to understand something before acting, and often end up making mistakes and breaking things.

There exists a model for making some of the changes he's interested in making -- the framers of the constitution called it Congress.