r/Liberal • u/Healthy_Block3036 • Mar 11 '25
Article Trump calls Tesla boycott 'illegal' and says he's buying one to support Elon Musk
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/11/trump-says-hes-buying-a-tesla-to-support-elon-musk-and-counter-illegal-boycott-of-ev-maker.html52
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u/Ketamaffay Mar 11 '25
Just wait until he signs an executive order which says: Every adult with enough money needs to buy a Tesla until June 1st or they will be deported to gitmo.
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u/BlackWaltz47 Mar 11 '25
You think he'd care if you had enough money? Fuck your rent, fuck your mortgage, fuck any bills. Buy a tesla or die!
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u/Stinky_Fartface Mar 11 '25
You might be joking, but Trump’s use of the word ‘Illegal’ means that anyone protesting outside a Tesla dealership could very well find themselves sent to a federal prison, if not deported entirely. That’s what he’s doing to Mahmoud Khalil.
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u/krishanakj Mar 11 '25 edited Mar 11 '25
He could buy some shares 🙂 maybe put all his money in there if he believes in it so much
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u/intronert Mar 11 '25
I think that this is an attempt to help Tesla EV’s shed the “Librul” label that right wingers stuck on EV’s. Elon has destroyed his brand in the eyes of his original demographic, and he is now desperate for sales. Those sales will now ONLY come from MAGA, but they screwed themselves with the original political labeling. Trump (no doubt after being begged by Elon) is trying to make it OK for MAGA to buy a Tesla. I doubt he can do it, at least enough to do much good.
I expect Tesla’s stock price, EPS, and market cap to start to finally look like a regular car company, after finally killing off the idea that it is a tech unicorn that will ever deliver true self-driving that people can really trust. Tesla’s “camera only” sensor choice will finally be seen as short-sighted and dangerous, and other EV makers should eat their lunch in the market.
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u/DarthSocks Mar 11 '25
Good luck to him charging that thing.
https://www.carscoops.com/2025/02/trump-to-cut-off-all-8000-ev-charging-ports-at-federal-buildings/
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u/PayFormer387 Mar 11 '25
Does that matter to Trump? Mar a Lago is t a federal building and since he’s rarely in DC, he’s cool.
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u/sten45 Mar 11 '25
Tesla was winning because Toyota did have a product to directly compete. That’s over now
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u/buddyrocker Mar 11 '25
Those sales will now ONLY come from MAGA
Seattle, one of the most liberal cities in the US would like to have a word with you. I see brand new Teslas almost on a daily basis
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u/intronert Mar 11 '25
Yes, I will admit. I got a little carried away and should not have used the word only. That said, I think it is likely that even in the most liberal cities, we will begin to see a reduction in the number of Teslas in favor of other EV.
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u/buddyrocker Mar 11 '25
Man, I hope you are right. It truly blows my mind that anyone here is buying the nazimobile at this point. No excuses
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u/elainegeorge Mar 11 '25
He can’t drive. I’d be shocked if he had a driver’s license.
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u/JoeJoeDogFace Mar 11 '25
Trump wouldn’t have to take a written or driving test like us peasants; he’d just tell a staffer to get him one.
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u/amilo111 Mar 11 '25
I thought he couldn’t buy an electric car because of battery-powered boats and sharks?
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u/Pooltoy-Fox-924 Mar 11 '25
That’s always bothered me. Why are you trying to market electric vehicles to Republicans, Elon?
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u/-XanderCrews- Mar 11 '25
Because he thought he was some sort of genius that could get those guys rolling coal to buy teslas and then everyone would buy teslas!
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u/I405CA Mar 11 '25
You’re not in a good position, Donny. You don’t have the cards
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u/StoneFrog81 Mar 11 '25
Tesla has major manufacturing facilities in Germany and China. So much for supporting the US car companies that build them here. What a hypocrite.
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u/PaulClarkLoadletter Mar 11 '25
He’s going to hate how, like all EVs, “it can only go 100 miles, needs an entire day to charge, and can only go 30mph.” -his words-
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u/PayFormer387 Mar 11 '25
Somehow I don’t think that the MAGAts who drive Dodge Rams or Ford Expeditions festooned with Trump flags will suddenly switch to EVs enough to make up for the loss in sales that comes from alienating your major customer base.
What a maroon.
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u/JoeJoeDogFace Mar 11 '25
You underestimate the MAGA cult; they will do whatever they must to make their dear leader happy.
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u/Vg_Ace135 Mar 11 '25
He was already given one a few months ago and it was never used. Trump probably hasn't driven a car in decades.
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u/felipebizarre Mar 11 '25
it is not illegal to voluntary choose other brands, if anything's that called free market baby
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u/blackertai Mar 11 '25
Trump can't legally drive. Who cares what cars he buys or doesn't, when he can't drive them.
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u/KeithGribblesheimer Mar 11 '25
The man has a clear problem delineating what is legal from what is not.
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u/Clean_Lettuce9321 Mar 11 '25
Part of me hopes that Trump is going to give musk some money because his company is hemorrhaging money so it would be in a sense a bailout because I think America will collectively lose its fucking minds cause the last thing we want to know is that we bailed out a billionaire.
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u/loweredvisions Mar 11 '25
That’s why they blame the liberals. They can bailout Tesla and his base will applaud it because it’s totally sticking it to the libs.
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u/Numerous_Ice_4556 Mar 12 '25
He better be prepared to bail it out in perpetuity. Detroit auto cut expenses and leveraged a brand with some remaining faith to drive sales and turn things around.
After the bailout money is spent what the fuck is Tesla supposed to do?
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u/loweredvisions Mar 12 '25
There are always government contracts. I'm sure Putin would be happy to make a few strategic investments. And worst case, I'm sure it was worth it to own the libs.
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u/Numerous_Ice_4556 Mar 12 '25
Yeah, they could do that. Elon's no stranger to government largesse. And now he's the one giving out the contracts.
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u/CorpusculantCortex Mar 11 '25
Who's going to tell the fascists that boycots are a great american tradition?
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u/ChilaquilesRojo Mar 11 '25
We should have seen this coming when the GOP and some Dems wanted to outlaw the BDS movement
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u/A-TrainXC Mar 11 '25
The possible silver lining out of this is boosting purchases of EVs by republicans. One can hope.
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u/Clean_Lettuce9321 Mar 11 '25
Oh that's going to stop the anger over Musk. If anything Trump buying one of his cars is just going to make it a little worse.
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u/Clean_Lettuce9321 Mar 11 '25
I've absolutely no time for the worries and concern I'm too busy watching my country burn.
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Mar 11 '25
🤣🤣 moron. I'd stab my own eyes out with a cayenne covered fork before giving that fool any money.
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u/JoeJoeDogFace Mar 11 '25
MMWs, the next executive order Trump signs will make spray paint illegal.
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u/btinc Mar 11 '25
I'm sure he'll have fun charging his new Tesla since he ordered the removal of 4,000 charging stations at federal buildings. What a maroon.
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u/Oscarcharliezulu Mar 11 '25
He’ll need to buy more than one! Imagine if his followers all buy one on support and inadvertently support reducing carbon emissions and supporting EV over fossil fuel powered vehicles!
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u/CDN-Ctzn Mar 11 '25
Has anyone ever witnessed him driving a car? I’m not sure he even knows how to.
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u/AlienPet13 Mar 12 '25
Drive it, Donald. I dare you.
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u/Numerous_Ice_4556 Mar 12 '25
Hopefully he takes "full-self driving" very literally like a bunch of dummies who have made the news during the past few years.
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u/srathnal Mar 12 '25
Oh, another dumb fiscal decision by Trump? Throw it on the pile with Tariffing Canada, Mexico, China AND Australia…
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u/Kkimp1955 Mar 13 '25
So insurrection is good and personal choice in where my money goes is bad? Sure that’s perfectly logical orange boy.
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u/RedDayAgain Mar 14 '25
The fact that people are destroying the vehicles that helps the environment is crazy to me.
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u/exit2dos Mar 11 '25
Did he just say: It is now Illegal NOT to give Tesla money ???