Trump turns the White House lawn into a Tesla showroom
The president threw Elon Musk a lifeline with an event, livestreamed on X, where he touted the cars and said he would buy one.
What even is this timeline
Laugh at those idiots.
this whole gambit was actually a 4d chess move by elon to brainwash righties into buying EVs therefore solving climate change and bringing about global communism. I never should have doubted you, sir
So the deep south yeehaw redneck GOP are supposed to buy EVs now?
I think some brains are about to explode...
Man can the writers chill? They've been doing the most unbelievable shit these past few days
How long till a President ends a speech with "smash that like and subscribe for 10% off RAID: Shadow Legends"?
He is already kind of doing it, just replace Raid Shadow Legends with Russia.
The entire French population: "I guess we're going on a holiday"
Don't make promises you can't keep. :(
The French liberating me and the other non-crazy folk would be the best rn.
It's a hyperbole but the proximity of an autocrat's palace to a Tesla showroom makes for a compelling spot for some French-style sightseeing.
The Behind the Bastards podcast likens Washington DC to Versailles in a recent episode.
I see Elon brought his body armor.
He still doesn't wear a helmet, so...
Rita repulsa zaps Orange Turidno. Laughs. Turdo goes Biggly.
The Dipshit starts flailing arms around, slapping multiple children as armor.
Power Rangers theme starts playing.
Are there laws in the US about such conflicts of interest or was is basically tradition until this point not to do shit like this?
Because of ethical restraints, it is extremely rare for a senior government official, let alone a sitting president, to endorse a consumer product so explicitly. In 2017, when then-Trump counselor Kellyanne Conway told Americans to buy from Ivanka Trump’s clothing line, she received a warning from a government ethics office and promised never to do it again.
Laws are as good as the ability and will to enforce them.
Good point... I guess I'm still curious if there could be a way he gets taken to court for this, but probably now.
when your influence is dying due to your hubris you become desperate and pull something out like this.
does trump even drive.
I will bet you the entire nation of Russia that he has no clue how to operate a vehicle other than a matchbox car. zoom zoom
He can't, former and current presidents aren't allowed to
I assume he lacks the ability as well
Huh, TIL. Thanks for sharing this info.
President Musk told his employee to do a photoshoot.
This story makes no sense any other way.
He told his orange clown to dance in front of the camera
Because of ethical restraints it is extremely rare for a senior government official, let alone a sitting president, to endorse a consumer product so explicitly.
Yeah... Those were good times.
Do they not fucking remember the whole Goya thing last time. He literally shot a commercial from the presidents desk.
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I'm not surprised. Didn't Donald Trump used the Oval Office once to promote some... ketchup or sauce or something, and was paid for? I mean it denigrades the station of the office, but does he really care?
He literally sold the Resolute Desk to Goya for ad space.
This is after he did a Mcdonalds/Dominos ad when he had them cater the NCAA basketball champions' dinner at the White House.
It's what he does.
Yes I think this one was the one I saw. It was.. Sigh. Disappointing?
Goya beans
Don't be surprised, each social media influencer has to make a living by promoting shitty products and scams for the affiliate money.
Seeing musk, trump and a Tesla in a single shot just makes that toxic association so much stronger. I don't think this is going to play out like they hope.
Plus, you know the boycott is working, talk about desperate.
Like we needed another reason not to buy tesla
In parallel universes where he wasn't born of a rich family, Trump is a car salesman. This is our universe trying to find balance.
A used car salesman
Tesla is a close second at this point.
At a buy-here-pay-here dealer that specializes in salvage title "luxury" cars.
A car used salesman
He hasn't got the charisma, the financial sense, or trustworthiness to become a used car salesman.
Yet here we are.
Elon with his child shield again
It's Goya beans all over again
And I've been boycotting Goya ever since.
Same. Turns out they're not much different from store brands anyhow
First thing I thought of too.
Rednecks are gonna buy ev to own the libs!
This man is one of the most pathetic human beings to ever walk the earth
Searching on Google “how to sell my tesla” or “how to sell my tesla stock” hurts their shares. Scheduling a test drive and not showing up wastes their time and resources :)
Well if I'm gonna schedule a test drive i may as well test the hell out of it, no?
Read those waivers and see how much you can get away with 😈 “oops, I lost control and scratched the shit out of the side”
I like the cut of your jib!
Keep boycotting, and join protests outside Tesla showrooms. ~60% of Musk’s wealth is in Tesla shares. Tank the stock and tank his wealth and thus influence
There are protests all across the US and starting to spring up in other countries. Here’s a list of upcoming ones + a guide to help organize one around you if none exist
This is the easiest boycott of my life. I love it
Trump is for sale.
Best politicians money can buy!
That's so fucking gross
Such a historical site defaced for such a purpose.
I hope someone's dog shits on the white house lawn and doesn't clean it up
Just because we want electronic cars, doesn't means we'll take Tesla's.
I don't want electric cars. I want electric trains.
Okay, but lots of people do. Why not both? I'm sure you realize that progress is incremental, we're not going to jump from here straight to a utopia.
Also, many people don't have a choice. My job has to be done in-person most of the time, it can't be done by robots or AI (yet), and I have to bring a large amount of equipment with me. But I would love my work vehicle to be a government-subsidized zero-emissions one!
This the same dipshit who wants to halt federal EV buildout, EV Programs, and federal building charging stations. I doubt any of you needed reminding, but JFC, it pains me that some dummy is gonna buy an EV only AFTER he sat in one for political theater.
Sawsticars aren't profitable without the carbon taxes credits. Notice no one has suggested getting rid of those.
Those public chargers are competion with Musk's Tesla chargers. The only profitiable part of Tesla.
Well, yeah. It's the same boomer move: pull the ladder up behind you. Musk and Tesla already benefitted from the programs he now wants to cut, to raise the barrier of entry for potential competitors...
Surely associating the vehicles even more closely with the primary reason the stock is falling off of a fucking cliff will prevent the stocks from falling off of a cliff.
"Daaaad, the other kids are being mean to me!"
😂 what a waste. I doubt this even moves the needle on public perception. Rednecks aren't buying these things only well off urban Republicans. I can't think many leftists give a shit about these things. They may be fast, but they have no class.
Partially true. It moves the perception against Tesla, xelon & president felon. Sales will drop further.
especially considering how restricted by range and chargers people are subject to in more rural areas.
Is the driver's seat waterproof?
If you wear the included depends
Autonomous Urethra
Presidents (present nor former) are not allowed to drive vehicles.
On public highways. I remember they made a fairly big point of Dubya driving a pickup truck while visiting his ranch in Texas.
Of course he does.