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The president spent much of his candidacy bashing electric vehicles. Now he says hes buying one as a favor to a campaign megadonor.
https://bsky.app/profile/stevebenen.com/post/3lk4ulqgdak2x
Link to tweet
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/outrageous-reason-trump-buying-electric-vehicle-denouncing-evs-rcna195813
That, of course, was before the election. Now that the president is in the White House, however, he claims hes going to purchase an electric vehicle for himself. CNBC reported:
President Donald Trump shared his intent to purchase a Tesla on Tuesday to support Elon Musk as the electric vehicle makers sales and share price face pressure from the CEOs foray into global politics, most notably as head of Trumps cost-cutting Department of Government Efficiency.
In an online item published shortly after midnight, the president claimed that Radical Left Lunatics are trying to illegally and collusively boycott Tesla. Trump added, Im going to buy a brand new Tesla tomorrow morning as a show of confidence and support for Elon Musk, a truly great American. Why should he be punished for putting his tremendous skills to work in order to help MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN???
At this point, we could talk at some length about the fact that its not illegal for consumers to boycott a company a fact Trump ought to know, given that hes launched a wide variety of boycotts. We could also talk about the degree to which Elon Musks skills are anything but tremendous....
Imagine a scenario in which a hyper-wealthy campaign donor helps put a politician in the White House. Soon after, the politician rewards his benefactor with unprecedented governmental power and authority, seemingly indifferent to the megadonors expansive conflicts of interests.
Then imagine these circumstances help spark a public backlash against one of the donors businesses, which contributes to a sharp decline in the value of the companys stock.
At that point in our little hypothetical, the beneficiary of the hyper-wealthy campaign donors generosity decides to use the power of his unique position to issue a testimonial of sorts to publicly endorse the contributors business.
Under normal circumstances, such a scenario would be described at a minimum as an ethics nightmare, if not outright corruption. And yet, here we are.

greatauntoftriplets
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(159,892 posts)GreenWave
(10,637 posts)tanyev
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kacekwl
(8,052 posts)He pays for nothing.
Krazy_Kat
(17 posts)My first thought as well. You know he's not spending any of his ill-gotten gains on this.
usedtobedemgurl
(1,574 posts)Trump will take possession of the car and he will either not get the bill or he will lose track of it. The only other possibility I see is it is one big commercial and a scene they pulled off. He was never going to buy one.....come on over with your cars and I will tell everyone e I am going to buy one. My suckers, um, followers will eat it up.
Everything is fake and a lie with the orange menace.
Norrrm
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(159,892 posts)FirstLight
(14,733 posts)I'm sure with his weight he can't reach the pedals...
Not to mention if he's got major health issues including cognitive decline he probably could not pass a driving test...
LetMyPeopleVote
(159,892 posts)Link to tweet
President Biden: "Hold my beer, Jack."
Trump will never have the aura of Dark Brandon. Never.
LetMyPeopleVote
(159,892 posts)Link to tweet

Norrrm
(775 posts)RedWhiteBlueIsRacist
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LetMyPeopleVote
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