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Last Updated:March 12, 2025, 07:38 IST
US President Donald Trump has bought a red Tesla to show his support for Elon Musk. While he won’t be driving it himself, his White House staff will be using the vehicle.
Trump buys Tesla to show his support for Elon Musk amid backlash.
Amid the ongoing anti-Musk protests, US President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to announce his intention to buy Tesla to double down on his “support" for Elon Musk in “making American great again". Just hours after this post, the White House became a temporary Tesla showroom with five brand new cars.
“I’m gonna buy [Tesla] because it’s a great product as good as it gets and this man [Elon Musk] has devoted his energy and his life to doing this, and I think he has been treated unfairly," Trump told reporters outside the White House in the afternoon.
Trump later sat in a red Tesla Model S and said, “That’s beautiful. Wow." After getting inside the car, he was impressed by the vehicle’s futuristic interface and said that it is a different panel that he has seen in any car and that “everything is computer". Elon Musk then took the driver’s seat, personally guiding the president through the car’s features. The duo later walked over to a Cybertruck, where Musk highlighted its durability, proudly noting, “This car is bulletproof."
Trump did not take the Tesla for a test drive, clarifying that he is not permitted to drive. However, he stated that his White House staff would use the vehicle.
Location : First Published:March 12, 2025, 07:35 IST
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