United States President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he will buy a new Tesla car to show support from the owner of the electric car manufacturer and his ally, Elon Musk, amid the recent protests “Tesla Takedown” and the drop in the company’s stock price.
Musk’s role in radical cuts in the federal workforce, at the behest of Trump, led to US protests against Tesla.
About 350 protesters protested outside an electric vehicle dealership last week, while nine people were arrested during a demonstration outside a musk dealership in New York in early March.
Musk is leading the Trump administration’s call.
In a publication on his social truth platform, Trump defended the businessman saying he was “risking” to help the country and was doing a “fantastic” job.
