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In hindsight, it was the most selfless, generous alliance in modern political history: Green darling Elon Musk — the father of the electric car industry — partnered with Donald “Drill, Baby, Drill!” Trump to fix the federal government.
WorkedoutgreatforTrump:NotonlydidMuskinfusehis2024campaignwithmillions,buthe’snowspearheadingDOGE,themostambitiousattempttoprunethefederaljungleincenturies.Ofallthepeopleontheplanet,nobodyelsecanmatchMusk’sunparalleledtrackrecordinbusinessadministration.Hisskillsetspeaksforitself.
WhatagreatwinfortheAmericanpeople!
Itdidn’tworkoutsogreatforTeslastockholders,though.It’sbeenaroughfewmonths.
Andthisisjustthebeginning.It’sgoingtogetfarworse.I’mnotoneforindiscriminatelyofferingfinancialadvice(Legaldisclaimer:I’manidiot.Don’tlistentome,yadayada.),butTeslastockisgonnadroplikearock.
Barringsomekindofmiraculoustechnologicalbreakthrough(real,actual,full-self-driving?),theTeslabrandisnowtoxicamongitstargetaudience.ItwassomethingwepredictedwaybackinAugust:
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