Trump to buy a brand new Tesla to support Musk

U.S. President Donald Trump announced early Tuesday that he would buy "a brand new Tesla" to show "confidence and support for Elon Musk," reported Xinhua.

In a post on Truth Social early Tuesday, Trump said that Musk, in charge of the Department of Government Efficiency, is "doing a FANTASTIC JOB" to help the nation, while "the Radical Left Lunatics" are trying to boycott Tesla to attack him.

"I'm going to buy a brand new Tesla tomorrow morning as a show of confidence and support for Elon Musk," he wrote.

Musk reposted Trump's words on X, saying, "Thank you, President @realDonaldTrump!"

Trump's comment comes amid a growing trend of boycotts and vandalism against Tesla across the United States. In one case, a woman in the state of Colorado was arrested earlier this month for throwing a Molotov cocktail at a Tesla Cybertruck parked at a dealership, according to local police.

Tesla's stock price plunged 15.43 percent on Monday, along with some other major companies, as the Nasdaq recorded its worst day since 2022.