Trump calls Tesla boycott 'illegal' and says he's buying one to support Elon Musk
www.cnbc.com
Trump called Musk, the controversial leader of Tesla and a new government efficiency initiative, a "truly great American."
  • OutlierBlue@lemmy.caEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Trump calls Tesla boycott ‘illegal’

    Is this the free market I keep hearing about?

  • PseudorandomNoise@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 month ago

    If Obama advertised any company during any of his official duties there would be people foaming at the mouth to remove him and imprison him for corruption.

    But with Trump it’s just Tuesday.

  • SarcasticMan@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Yeah, this article does not have a direct quote for that. It just has a quote of him saying he was going to buy one. Why put it in the title if you can’t show the quote? Or did I miss it where they quoted him saying boycotting tesla is illegal?

    He says enough bat shit crazy shit you don’t need to “trust me bro” quotes to get clicks.

    • Drusas@fedia.io
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      1 month ago

      RTFA.

      “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,” Trump wrote in a post published early Tuesday morning on Truth Social.

      Trump said “radical left lunatics” are “illegally and collusively” boycotting Tesla, which the president described as one of the best automakers in the world. This action, Trump said, was meant as an attack on Musk and what he stands for.

      Trump also said that he would deem violence against Tesla dealerships to be domestic terrorism, according to Reuters.

          • SarcasticMan@lemmy.world
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            1 month ago

            Pretty much isn’t good enough for this. Maybe I am being critical, but when you use this article as an example, the first thing your MAGA granddad is going to say is, “Where’s the quote?” In my experience, you need it plainly spelled out to make a difference.

            I am going to leave it now because, truthfully, I’m not trying to fight or pull a gotcha on you libs; I can’t stand the shit bag either. I just feel like if you are a news source trying to fight this shit you might want to provide the actual quote and not paraphrase it. If I missed a truth social link then my pihole is working lol

            Edit: also we weren’t talking about the yahoo article they posted the whole quote. I am being critical of MSNBC for paraphrasing.

            Okay now I’m done lol

  • acme401@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Gosh, and I thought it was illegal for a president to record a car commercial for the world’s richest man.

  • ryrybang@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Well Trump is known for stupid decisions, so buying a Tesla is yet another.

    Also, the stock really needs to fall much further. Bubble is still popping and there’s a long way to go to come back to anything remotely reasonable.

    Market cap is still (even with recent losses) bigger than GM plus Ford plus Disney plus Delta Airlines plus Northrop Grumman plus Nike plus Verizon plus CSX Rail.

    Price to earnings is 113. And that’s with dubious and outdated earnings information.

    Absolute insanity. Sell whatever you have now while you can.

  • 60d@lemmy.caEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Just like how it’s illegal to NOT advertise on X. All according to President Musk.