President Donald Trump says he’s buying a new Tesla to support Elon Musk.
Claiming that “Radical Left Lunatics” are trying to “illegally and collusively” boycott Musk’s electric vehicle company, Trump pledged to “buy a brand new Tesla tomorrow morning” in a 12:14 a.m. EDT post on social media Tuesday.
Trump’s purchase, he said, would be “a show of confidence and support for Elon Musk, a truly great American.”
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The president’s comments come as Musk, a Trump adviser who is leading the administration’s push to slash the federal government, is facing a backlash from critics of the Trump team’s early moves.
