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LetMyPeopleVote

(159,892 posts)
Tue Mar 11, 2025, 03:49 PM Tuesday

The outrageous reason Trump is buying an electric vehicle after denouncing EVs

Last edited Tue Mar 11, 2025, 06:03 PM - Edit history (1)

The president spent much of his candidacy bashing electric vehicles. Now he says he’s buying one as a favor to a campaign megadonor.
https://bsky.app/profile/stevebenen.com/post/3lk4ulqgdak2x



https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/outrageous-reason-trump-buying-electric-vehicle-denouncing-evs-rcna195813

But Trump also took care to let voters know that, as far as he was concerned, electric vehicles belong on the GOP’s party’s list of villains, too.....

That, of course, was before the election. Now that the president is in the White House, however, he claims he’s 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 maker’s sales and share price face pressure from the CEO’s foray into global politics, most notably as head of Trump’s 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, “I’m 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 it’s not “illegal” for consumers to boycott a company — a fact Trump ought to know, given that he’s launched a wide variety of boycotts. We could also talk about the degree to which Elon Musk’s “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 megadonor’s expansive conflicts of interests.

Then imagine these circumstances help spark a public backlash against one of the donor’s businesses, which contributes to a sharp decline in the value of the company’s stock.

At that point in our little hypothetical, the beneficiary of the hyper-wealthy campaign donor’s generosity decides to use the power of his unique position to issue a testimonial of sorts to publicly endorse the contributor’s 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.



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The outrageous reason Trump is buying an electric vehicle after denouncing EVs (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Tuesday OP
He's sucking up to Eloon. greatauntoftriplets Tuesday #1
Trump has to buy a Tesla, because nobody else is buying one, LetMyPeopleVote Tuesday #2
Does Trump even have a driver's license? Or know how to drive? GreenWave Tuesday #6
He'll use it instead of his golf cart. tanyev Tuesday #8
You mean WE are buying an EV. kacekwl Tuesday #3
I want to see the receipt! Krazy_Kat Tuesday #5
Nope! Wrong! usedtobedemgurl Thursday #16
Does Donald even drive? Melania? Barron? Norrrm Tuesday #4
'm not allowed to drive because I haven't driven a car in a long time...I'm not allowed to..." LetMyPeopleVote Tuesday #7
Unfit to drive, more likely... FirstLight Tuesday #12
This made me smile-President Biden/DarkBrandon actually drove one or more vehicles LetMyPeopleVote Tuesday #10
trump was reading from a literal Tesla sales pitch, complete with pricing, during his White House event LetMyPeopleVote Tuesday #9
As obvious as Ivanka promoting a can of Goya. Norrrm Tuesday #13
Can't drive a car, but he can drive the country off a cliff! RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Tuesday #11
A real man knows how to drive more than a golf cart. LetMyPeopleVote Tuesday #14
trump bought a $90,000 Tesla with 36 recall notices LetMyPeopleVote Thursday #15
Musk cried to trump LetMyPeopleVote Friday #17

Krazy_Kat

(17 posts)
5. I want to see the receipt!
Tue Mar 11, 2025, 04:02 PM
Tuesday

My first thought as well. You know he's not spending any of his ill-gotten gains on this.

usedtobedemgurl

(1,574 posts)
16. Nope! Wrong!
Thu Mar 13, 2025, 05:23 PM
Thursday

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.

LetMyPeopleVote

(159,892 posts)
7. 'm not allowed to drive because I haven't driven a car in a long time...I'm not allowed to..."
Tue Mar 11, 2025, 05:08 PM
Tuesday

trump is not allowed to drive. I would not ride with trump


FirstLight

(14,733 posts)
12. Unfit to drive, more likely...
Tue Mar 11, 2025, 06:55 PM
Tuesday

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)
10. This made me smile-President Biden/DarkBrandon actually drove one or more vehicles
Tue Mar 11, 2025, 06:14 PM
Tuesday


Trump: "I can't drive cars."

President Biden: "Hold my beer, Jack."

Trump will never have the aura of Dark Brandon. Never.

LetMyPeopleVote

(159,892 posts)
9. trump was reading from a literal Tesla sales pitch, complete with pricing, during his White House event
Tue Mar 11, 2025, 06:07 PM
Tuesday
https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3lk4vl4lixk24
holy shit -- Trump was reading from a literal Tesla sales pitch, complete with pricing, during his White House event with Elon Musk. (Andrew Harnik/Getty)



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