Maddow Gleefully Announces State Dept. Holding Procurement of $400 Million Worth of Tesla Vehicles After Reporting on It

MADDOW Last night we ░░░░░░░░ on this fiscal year ░░░░░░░░ procurement prospectus from the ░░░░░░░░ S State Department It ░░░░░░░░ dated December 2024 during ░░░░░░░░ Biden Administration This is ░░░░░░░░ the November election but ░░░░░░░░ Trump was sworn in ░░░░░░░░ we reported on this ░░░░░░░░ night because the single ░░░░░░░░ expensive line item in ░░░░░░░░ whole prospectus for the ░░░░░░░░ Department s prospective purchases ░░░░░░░░ 2025 was a 400 ░░░░░░░░ line item for armored ░░░░░░░░ production units 400 million ░░░░░░░░ of armored Teslas Tell ░░░░░░░░ more edgelord of government ░░░░░░░░ Laughs Last night as ░░░░░░░░ and numerous other news ░░░░░░░░ reported on Elon Musk ░░░░░░░░ company Tesla being in ░░░░░░░░ for what appeared to ░░░░░░░░ a gigantic payout from ░░░░░░░░ U S State Department ░░░░░░░░ our show in fact ░░░░░░░░ line item was changed ░░░░░░░░ the State Department website ░░░░░░░░ that it no longer ░░░░░░░░ Tesla They took away ░░░░░░░░ part that says Tesla ░░░░░░░░ changed it so it ░░░░░░░░ says armored electric vehicles ░░░░░░░░ this State Department prospectus ░░░░░░░░ not reflect a contract ░░░░░░░░ Tesla for 400 million ░░░░░░░░ this was a prospectus ░░░░░░░░ that the government the ░░░░░░░░ Department was interested in ░░░░░░░░ this kind of a ░░░░░░░░ for that kind of ░░░░░░░░ price tag And that ░░░░░░░░ course would be a ░░░░░░░░ deal for Tesla That ░░░░░░░░ be a really big ░░░░░░░░ if the State Department ░░░░░░░░ ahead with that plan ░░░░░░░░ s an important thing ░░░░░░░░ know about what Tesla ░░░░░░░░ been expecting they might ░░░░░░░░ in line for from ░░░░░░░░ government in fiscal year ░░░░░░░░ particularly while the CEO ░░░░░░░░ Tesla is at this ░░░░░░░░ moment moonlighting at a ░░░░░░░░ quasi governmental job in ░░░░░░░░ he is cutting huge ░░░░░░░░ of spending and the ░░░░░░░░ that makes up what ░░░░░░░░ call the U S ░░░░░░░░ But the State Department ░░░░░░░░ us today that this ░░░░░░░░ is now on hold ░░░░░░░░ that as of now ░░░░░░░░ have no plans to ░░░░░░░░ it They did take ░░░░░░░░ the reference to Tesla ░░░░░░░░ we reported on it ░░░░░░░░ night The State Department ░░░░░░░░ told us that it ░░░░░░░░ been a mistake that ░░░░░░░░ entry in the prospectus ░░░░░░░░ the brand name Tesla ░░░░░░░░ we learn more about ░░░░░░░░ we ll let you ░░░░░░░░ more But you know ░░░░░░░░ this subject of things ░░░░░░░░ government spends money on ░░░░░░░░ s one that they ░░░░░░░░ trying to ring the ░░░░░░░░ on today that you ░░░░░░░░ ought to know about...”