Trump to Buy Red Tesla in Show of Support for Musk

The president said he would buy a brand-new Tesla amid the company’s stock market losses and political blowback.
Trump to Buy Red Tesla in Show of Support for Musk
President Donald Trump and White House senior advisor, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk sit in a Tesla Model S on the South Lawn of the White House on March 11, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
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As Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company faced one of its worst single-day sell-offs, President Donald Trump said he would support his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) leader by purchasing a brand-new Tesla.

In an early Tuesday morning post on his Truth Social platform, Trump criticized the ongoing Tesla fallout, accusing “Radical Left Lunatics” of “illegally and collusively boycott[ing]” Musk’s company and vowing to buy one of its vehicles.
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Jacob Burg reports on national politics, aerospace, and aviation for The Epoch Times. He previously covered sports, regional politics, and breaking news for the Sarasota Herald Tribune.