“Mr. Trump, you just attempted to overthrow the government of the Leader of the Free World™️, convinced the supreme court to hand you unlimited authority, and you still got elected president! What are you gonna do now?”
“I’m going to Disneyland!”
Soooo ... Trump thinks he can force people to buy Teslas? Just like Elon is trying (and failing) to sue companies for not advertising on Twitter.
Nazis helping fund nazis…
So, a boycott is illegal, protest of Tesla outlets is terrorism. Do We the People get to have any say?
Trump: No, and now it's illegal for you not to like me.
Uh.. You still get to choose what you wear... As long as it is on this approved list of companies
I'm assuming Kanye's Yeezy trash will be approved by the Ministry of Freedom?
This shit is such bottom of the barrel trump antics
He has always cried fowl when anyone is critical
If it was one of his businesses I'd agree. But this is bottom of the barrel AND makes him look like a weak little lapdog for Musk.
This is his playbook with politics, business, PR in general
Let alone try to exercise their limited power
They're panicking. The boycotts are working.
I don't think they're panicking, this is how they always behave. Trump is saying a moronic thing again to draw attention from the actual important authoritarian shift onto "what stupid meaningless shit did he say". It's the same fucking playbook every time.
Felon rapist says what?
Even if boycotting were illegal how in the fuck would that be enforceable?
Simple, just put out an EO requiring every citizen to purchase a Tesla.
He'd also need to put out an EO making it illegal to wipe your ass with an EO.
Elon to Trump: "I can't fund 2026 midterm candidates if Tesla goes broke"
Trump:
Wait what
How the fuck are you gonna force me to buy a Tesla
Establish a federal Bitcoin reserve with tax money.
Have Elon only accept Bitcoin for payments from the government.
Give Tesla another federal contract for billions.
Buy more Bitcoin to replenish it.
I don't understand how that forces me to buy a Tesla
Do you pay taxes? Do the price of your goods rise because corporations pay taxes?
When the government does something, it was a collective pool of resources that paid for it. When the government buys anything your productivity contributed to the purchase. Everyone's did.
Are taxes optional (for the working class)?
This is pretty basic stuff fellas.
Isn't step one or two to implement arbitrary tariffs to fund the reserve?
Tariff money is tax money, it's the same step.
Haven't you seen all those cops outside the Tesla shops recently?
Yeah, but they're really going to have a tough time getting me to put in any financial information if they do arrest my ass and bring me to the Tesla dealership
Especially since no one can afford them.
What part about 0% APR don't you understand? /s
Pity he's a liar and won't actually use one, I like the thought of him being on fire.
The thought of him on fire gives me more joy than it should.
Hed probably keep burning for weeks
This seems hypocritical. Didn't all those "Snowflakes" boycott Budweiser last year?
Yes, but no (not trying to be contrarian) because I felt it was definitely before last year
The Budweiser boycott started 2 years ago April 2023
But YES those are the same snowflakes
Yeah, but: Budweiser ghey.
Checkmate, liberals!
yes
Someone's being a pissbaby because nobody wants to buy stuff from fascists. Lul.
This makes me think he just has no idea what a boycott is, because for it to be illegal, purchasing a Tesla would some how have to be legally mandate.
Don't give them ideas.
Hey, anyone heard from the My Pillow guy lately? It's almost like there's been a dozen or more recent examples of why it's a bad idea to tie your political beliefs to your business.
Ahahaha the felon saying voting with your wallet is illegal. Couldn't make this shit up if you tried.
Nice! Turn teslas into rolling MAGA bumper stickers!
What I love about this that it already takes twice as much to insure a model Y to my comparably sized EV. if Teslas are gonna get disproportionately vandalized I wouldn’t be shocked if insurance premiums will go up further. So even if the cars value drops, the movement can still offset that with increasing the cost of ownership.
I'm kind of hoping that between MAGA bros buying Teslas to support Musk and leftists buying other EVs because it's better for the environment we'll effectively retire internal combustion engines.
"It's illegal to boycott" translates to "You're legally required to buy this product". Anyone who can't see that that is completely moronic bullshit already has there head up Trump and/or Elon's ass for the delicate aroma.
Trump is just throwing fuel onto the fire, it’s all he knows how to do.
The problem is Tesla was politicized. Now they are very politicized.
Like, if I was a Tesla CEO or board member trying to save the company, I would have begged him not to do this.
He buys one and another 3 just got set on fire. His one isn’t going to do jack shit.
All those stories about mad kings end the same way, things aren't looking good
They usually suffocate on their pillows in the middle of the night. Really mysterious how that keeps happening.
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