Trump goes to bat for Tesla as backlash, financial woes escalate

The White House is going to bat for Tesla as Elon Musk’s electric vehicle (EV) company suffers from financial woes and faces increasingly violent backlash.

President Trump and top administration officials have touted Teslas on the White House lawn and urged Americans to buy the company’s struggling stock. The Trump administration has also labeled vandalization of Tesla dealerships and vehicles as “domestic terrorism,” and has filed federal charges against those suspected of destructive acts.

The level of support the Trump administration is putting behind the company is unprecedented, especially while Musk is a top adviser to Trump and is leading the efforts to cut federal workers and dismantle agencies.

As backlash to Tesla and Musk grows, the White House is doubling down on its defense of the company and the richest man in the world, who has become a bogeyman for the administration as critics blame him for the government overhaul.

DOGE’s push to slash trillions of dollars in government spending is not entirely popular. Six in 10 voters in a recent Quinnipiac University poll said they were unhappy with the cost-cutting panel’s handling of the federal workforce.

Musk himself has struggled to inspire confidence, with 62 percent saying in a CNN/SSRS poll earlier this month that the tech billionaire lacks the experience needed for his role in the administration and another 61 percent doubting his judgment.

The source added, “Between the inflated Amazon film rights payout, the meme coins, and the alleged Binance pay-for-pardon, you’ve got example after example of government officials trying to line their pockets even as they work to slash programs like veterans’ healthcare and Medicaid.”