Minnesota Gov. Tim Waltz, D., told the Wisconsin crowd on Tuesday that he was excited when he saw Tesla stocks and shot the agency in the face of the automaker's divisive cut.
“My phone has this. I know some of you on my iPhone. They have that little stock app.” Waltz said In a clip he posted to social platform X at an event Tuesday evening.
“I'll add Tesla to it and give you a little boost during the day,” he told the laughing crowd.
“Drop with 225!” he added.
Musk has been leading the government's Department of Efficiency (DOGE) since the start of the Trump administration, and has seen insightful scrutiny as he constantly shares the right-wing memes and topics of X that he owns.
The billionaire responded to a waltz quip His own posts about x.
“When I need a little boost, I @jdvance Portrait of @WhiteHouse And thank you to the Lord,” wrote the mask along with the emoji on his prayer hand.
Tesla stocks fell 34.6% last month as Trump's tariff plans shake the stock market and promote uncertainty about the recession.
Tesla closed at $235 per share on Wednesday, according to Nasdaq Composite.
The company was $479 per share last December. Elon Musk's overall net worth has fallen as his political profile has risen in recent weeks.
Running alongside former Vice President Kamala Harris in the election, Waltz began to tour the country that speaks to people about the current state of the country.
The Minnesota Governor left the door open to the president's run in a recent interview with New Yorkers.
He offered to host City Hall in districts where Republicans have refused to hold them. The National Republican Congressional Committee told members to avoid membership meetings after the Trump administration and Doge's cuts to federal workers.
