Tesla is no longer hot, the president says.
After playing influencer-in-chief and hosting a car show in the South Lawn of the White House for the brand in March, Donald Trump is considering getting rid of his red Tesla, a day after his public spat with his close adviser and Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
A White House official confirmed on background June 6 that Trump no longer wants the Tesla Model S he bought in March in a show of support for the company after incidents of vandalism at Tesla dealerships across the country.
The electric car, worth about $80,000 new, still sits in the White House parking lot.
Trump said he was “very disappointed” with Musk, who served as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency, a position from which Trump revealed Musk was asked to leave last month.
