Vowing to catch those who recently have attacked and vandalized Tesla dealerships around the nation – and declare them “domestic terrorists” – President Donald Trump today appeared with Elon Musk outside the White House at a temporary showroom, and paid full price for one of the vehicles.
As he spoke to media alongside Musk, Trump explained that the vandals are “harming a great American company.”
Said Trump, “Those people are going to have a lot of problems when we catch them. … They’re bad guys. They’re the same guys who screw around with our schools and universities” – a reference to recent pro-Hamas protests at Columbia and other campuses.
Trump says he will label recent attacks/vandalism on Tesla dealerships as “domestic terrorism”: “We’re going to catch them.” pic.twitter.com/RqsSNdqJrD
— TheBlaze (@theblaze) March 11, 2025
Speaking about Musk, Trump labeled the world’s richest man “an incredible patriot,” and added, “I don’t even know if he is a Republican!” Musk has taken heat since Trump’s inauguration for his work at DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency.
President Trump on Elon Musk: “He’s an incredible patriot, and I don’t even know if he’s a Republican!” pic.twitter.com/0KxWFb2gS7
— Fox News (@FoxNews) March 11, 2025
The president affirmed to reporters that he was paying full price for the red Tesla Model S parked outside the South Portico of the White House. Responding to Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy, Trump stated, “I know [Musk] would give me a discount, but honestly I don’t want to ask for one.”
“I’m president, so I want to pay full price.”
President Trump says he will buy his new Tesla without any discounts – forgoing his typical ‘art of the deal’ approach. pic.twitter.com/MsQoM8UQDh
— Fox News (@FoxNews) March 11, 2025
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