The White House became an ephemeral concessionaire Tesla on Tuesday, April 11, at the initiative of Donald Trump, who was demonstrated very conspicuously his support for his ally Elon Musk, manufacturer’s head.
“It cannot be punished to be a patriot,” said the US president, standing next to the billionaire and the son of the latter, in front of five cars of the brand, including the well -known Cybertruck, a futuristic aspect.
“I will buy one” because it is “a very good product” and because Elon Musk was “treated in a very unfair way,” said the 78 -year -old Republican, when Tesla’s action is abused in the stock market and while the manufacturer’s sales are suffering.
The entrepreneur, whose position against the federal bureaucracy never stops shaking to Washington, and the US president rose in the car in which the latter appeared in the view, a red tesla of the S. Model S.
No reduction
Donald Trump, specifying that he would pay by check, said that “he was not authorized to ride because (he had not driven a car for a long time” and said the car would be available for his employees in the White House.
The Republican also assured, in the joke tone, that he would not ask for a reduction from what was the most generous taxpayer for his campaign.
Elon Musk said that “as a sign of confidence in the United States, Tesla () would double its production of vehicles in the United States in the next two years.”
President’s advisor, the hyperactive boss is an essential gear in the Trump administration and especially encourages the work of a commission responsible for drastically reducing the expenses of the federal state (Doge), which is not without confrontations.
The billionaire, who also has the social network X, has become a scarecrow for Donald Trump’s opponents who accuse him of having made a Nazi greeting, of going beyond his functions, of threatening social regimes, of being the incarnation of power behind the throne.
“The crazy people on the radical left, as they often do, try to boycott illegally (…) Tesla, one of the largest car manufacturers in the world and the ‘baby’ in Elon”, had already accused Donald Trump in his social social network.
Boycott and vandalism
This support comes at a delicate time for the manufacturer. On Monday, the action of the pioneer of electric vehicles fell by more than 15% in the New York Stock Exchange, the manufacturer suffering from its sales and a net decrease in the technological sector on Wall Street. Its value market assessment has been divided by two since December.
Elon Musk’s positions have cooled certain buyers, even if it is still difficult to evaluate how much the billionaire and its support for the European extreme right have been able to scare potential customers. Boicot calls have been released in recent weeks.
On Tuesday, South Korea’s car manufacturer, Kia, said he had not validated a hostile advertising campaign to Elon Musk, transmitted in Norway, with a Kia car with a sticker. “I bought it after Elon went crazy.” Sometimes Tesla are shattered.
In the United States, the authorities are investigating the causes of the fire of four Tesla vehicles in Seattle (West) on Sunday night, the New York Times reported on Monday, remembering that several load stations had been burned near Boston (EAST).
Source: BFM TV
