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Trump Says He Doesn’t See US Recession, Musk Treated Unfairly: Full Remarks
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32:38Now PlayingUS President Donald Trump said he would purchase a Tesla to keep at the White House for the use of his staff in a sign of support for Elon Musk, after shares of the electric-car maker had their worst day in four years amid a growing backlash over Musk’s political allegiances.
Five of the automaker’s vehicles — encompassing the range of models currently available — were presented to Trump on the driveway ringing the South Lawn of the White House. He ultimately settled on a red Model S.
Trump said he wanted to pay full price for the car and praised Musk as a “patriot” who he said was being unfairly maligned for his slash-and-burn effort to reduce government spending.
“Our country is going to be very strong, very smooth, because of a lot of the things that he’s done,” Trump said, crediting Musk for his ability to “find billions and billions and billions of dollars of fraud and waste.”
Trump announced his intention to buy a car overnight, after Tesla shares had tumbled 15% on Monday after analysts including UBS Group AG’s Joseph Spak cut delivery projections. Wall Street had already begun downgrading their price targets on the stock and lowering earnings estimates. Shares rebounded 5% on Tuesday.
Trump discounted questions about whether it was appropriate to tout the vehicles produced by a company controlled by Musk, who spent more than $250 million to help elect Trump and other Republicans and is now the face of the president’s efforts to cut the size of the US government.
“He has never asked me for a thing, and he’s built this great company that he shouldn’t be penalized because he’s a patriot,” Trump said.
President Trump and billionaire adviser Elon Musk speak to reporters outside the White House. They discuss Tesla vehicles, economic outlook and recession possibilities as well as Ontario's suspension of a 25% surcharge on electricity sent to the US.
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