By Molly Goddard
6:10pm PDT, Mar 11, 2025
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President
Donald Trump is getting a new set of wheels.
The commander-in-chief took to his
Truth Social account on Tuesday, March 11, to promise to buy a Telsa vehicle to support his right-hand man
Elon Musk as people have called for a boycott of the company due to the tech mogul's controversial actions with DOGE.
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"To Republicans, Conservatives and all great Americans, Elon Musk is 'putting it on the line' in order to help our Nation and he is doing a FANTASTIC JOB!" Donald Trump raved about Elon Musk in the update.
However, the right-wing leader then took aim at Democrats for protesting the business after mass government layoffs. "But the Radical Left Lunatics, as they often do, are trying to illegally and collusively boycott
Tesla, one of the World's great automakers and Elon's 'baby,' in order to attack and do harm to Elon and everything he stands for," he added.
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Donald Trump then vowed to put his money where his mouth is to support Elon Musk. "They tried to do it to me at the 2024
Presidential Ballot Box, but how did that work out? In any event, 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," he stated.
"Why should he be punished for putting his tremendous skills to work in order to help MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN??" Trump questioned.
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Due to Donald Trump and Elon Musk's questionable actions with
DOGE, Telsa's stocks have taken a hit in recent months.
According to research by the Jato Dynamics firm via the
Associated Press, the car company's sales plunged 45 percent in Europe in January and in many other places around the world. There were also reports of buying rates dropping drastically in California.
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The outlet spoke with Telsa buyers to see what they thought of Elon Musk's political standings. "I don't even want to drive it," left-leaning Model 3 owner
John Parnell from California explained. "He's destroying the brand with his politics."
Others feel that the X owner failed to realize that his role in Donald Trump's
administration could deeply affect his companies.
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"Musk thinks he can say anything he wants to and doesn't think Tesla will suffer any consequences," Morningstar analyst
Seth Goldstein said about Elon Musk. "Tesla was in the sweet spot. Now it has competition."
The SpaceX owner recently reflected on people on the left turning their backs on him. "I used to be adored by the left," he said during an interview with
Tucker Carlson in February. "Less so these days."
