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I will do that. I'm going to stop them. Because they are harming a great American company. It's a great product, and we have to celebrate [Musk]."
President Donald Trump, discussing his move to make violence against Tesla a terrorism charge, said
Where are you going? 'I'm going to Massachusetts.' Well, you better get yourself a gas turbine because this car is not going to get you there,
A month later, at another campaign event, he joked that ... he saidThey don't go far. They cost a fortune,
Trump said during a rally in 2023, ... according to the Associated PressI agree, I don’t like Elon and I don’t like what he’s doing—it’s horrible. I personally am not a fan of Elon Musk, and I understand why people are boycotting Tesla,
Jackie Burgos, a Tesla owner in San Francisco, told KRON
Hear me out, I think this is a creative way to help protest,
the poster saidAs a function of the great policies of President Trump and his administration, and as an act of faith in America, Tesla is going to double vehicle output in the U.S. within the next two years. Double."
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Elon Musk saidI see a path of Tesla being the most valuable company in the world by far, ... There is a path where Tesla is worth more than the next top five companies combined."
During the company's late January earnings call, Musk said ... adding:
Just because the corruption plays out in public doesn't mean it's not corruption."
Democratic Senator Chris Murphy, reacting to a video of Trump and Musk entering a Tesla on Tuesday, wrote
Tesla is the MOST American made car in the country! #AmericaFirst #AmericanJobs!!"
Following Trump's endorsement, Fox News host Sean Hannity postedSorry, but Trump advertising for Tesla is going to backfire. Tesla sales will ironically decrease after Trump's endorsement."
A third chimed in with
Here's the thing. This downturn didn't just start yesterday, because Tesla stock has plummeted 50 percent since December,
said Colbert
Tesla is becoming a political symbol of Trump and DOGE, and that is a bad thing for the brand,
said Wedbush Securities financial analyst Dan Ives, referring to the advisory group in charge of cutting government spending led by Musk
I have a lot of information [about Tesla's cars], including the price,
said Trump, wielding a few pages of notes he said were given to him about Tesla's offeringsIn the time I've known him, he has never asked me for a favour,
Trump claimed
He’s finally turned into the used-car salesman we all knew he was all along,
Jimmy Kimmel said of President Trump on Tuesday
But why should he, when he did a big commercial for them today, absolutely free
Kimmel said after the president brought some of Elon Musk’s cars to the White HouseI just want people to know that you can’t be penalized for being a patriot, and he’s a great patriot, and he’s also done an incredible job with Tesla,
Trump saidBut because he’s finding all sorts of terrible things that have taken place against our country, we want to penalize him in an economic sense. And I just think that’s very unfair,
the president added, referring to the backlash against Musk’s work carving up the federal government via the Department of Governemnt Efficiency (DOGE).I mean, nobody else has a car company started up in the last 30 years that’s been successful. I don’t think so,
Trump hedgedI’m going to buy because number one, it’s a great product. As good as it gets. Number two, because [Elon Musk] has devoted his energy and his life to doing this, and I think he has been treated unfairly,
Trump told reporters outside the White House Tuesday afternoon