“No. 1, I'm going to buy it because it's a great product. As good as it gets. Second for this guy [Elon Musk] I have dedicated his energy and his life to doing this, and I think he has been It was treated unfairlyTrump told reporters outside the White House in the afternoon.
Trump made the remarks along with Musk and Musk's son. Hours after he first announced on social media, he bought a Tesla to help tech entrepreneurs.
I own Tesla stocks More than 50% fell sharply Since the end of last year, it experienced the biggest decline in more than four years on Monday.
Follow a set of strings Protest at Tesla warehouse From Trump's Government Efficiency (DOGE) mask leaders across the country and protesters calling for massive layoffs and cuts in spending related to it.
Some Tesla vehicles have been destroyed on the streets, but some Tesla owners have placed bumper stickers with messages like “I bought it before Elon got hooked.”
“The ongoing and heinous acts of violence against Tesla by radical and violent left activists are nothing but domestic fear,” Trump spokesman Harrison Fields said in a statement to the later hill.
“President Trump is clear and he's making these attacks, or other attacks to intimidate or force our government, or people won't be in President Trump's America,” Fields added.
Musk admitted that his political career challenged his business empire, telling Fox Business Network Host Larry KudrowIn an interview Monday, he oversees the company “very difficult.”
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