Trump / Musk (other than DOGE) Omnibus Thread

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altmin said:
Not going to lie, article headline got me a little aroused

www.ft.com

Tesla warns Trump administration it is ‘exposed’ to retaliatory tariffs

Elon Musk’s electric-car maker says levies could make it costlier to produce vehicles in the US
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Tesla warns Trump administration it is ‘exposed’ to retaliatory tariffs​

Elon Musk’s electric-car maker says levies could make it costlier to produce vehicles in the US


Elon Musk’s electric-car maker Tesla has warned that President Donald Trump’s trade war could make it a target for retaliatory tariffs against the US and increase the cost of making vehicles in America.
In an unsigned letter addressed to US trade representative Jamieson Greer, Tesla said it “supports” fair trade but warned that US exporters were “exposed to disproportionate impacts when other countries respond to US trade actions”.
“For example, past trade actions by the United States have resulted in immediate reactions by the targeted countries, including increased tariffs on EVs imported into those countries,” the Austin, Texas-based company wrote in the letter dated March 11.


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One person familiar with the process of sending the letter said: “It’s a polite way to say that the bipolar tariff regime is screwing over Tesla.”
The person added: “It is unsigned because nobody at the company wants to be fired for sending it.”
Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Well boo-hoo.
 
What does Tesla care about the cost of building vehicles in the US? It's not really a car company any more. It's certainly not going to be selling many of them anywhere. It's a regulatory credits, battery and graft company now.
 
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