Dan Ives: This Is the ‘Beginning of the End’ of How Musk Is Going to Be with the Trump Admin.

BURNETT So Dan you ░░░░░░░░ you were able to ░░░░░░░░ that call You know ░░░░░░░░ doesn t usually get ░░░░░░░░ that call That s ░░░░░░░░ whole point And he ░░░░░░░░ on and he s ░░░░░░░░ very very calm in ░░░░░░░░ he s saying But ░░░░░░░░ profits plunging 71 And ░░░░░░░░ s a reason for ░░░░░░░░ right And that reason ░░░░░░░░ him and Trump and ░░░░░░░░ IVES I mean this ░░░░░░░░ a moment of truth ░░░░░░░░ Musk because on this ░░░░░░░░ I think you did ░░░░░░░░ great setup I mean ░░░░░░░░ was really investors are ░░░░░░░░ frustrated In our opinion ░░░░░░░░ was a fork in ░░░░░░░░ road He basically had ░░░░░░░░ say recommit to Tesla ░░░░░░░░ sort of take a ░░░░░░░░ step back from DOGE ░░░░░░░░ that was something that ░░░░░░░░ did And I ultimately ░░░░░░░░ this is really the ░░░░░░░░ of the end of ░░░░░░░░ he s going to ░░░░░░░░ with the Trump Administration ░░░░░░░░ the brand damage it ░░░░░░░░ we think it s ░░░░░░░░ in terms of BURNETT ░░░░░░░░ IVES Permanent brand damage ░░░░░░░░ from this And the ░░░░░░░░ is when you look ░░░░░░░░ Tesla and Tuchman and ░░░░░░░░ have talked about it ░░░░░░░░ s not just the ░░░░░░░░ damage the tariffs as ░░░░░░░░ It s been a ░░░░░░░░ s sort of been ░░░░░░░░ one two punch And ░░░░░░░░ s why Musk had ░░░░░░░░ be a much different ░░░░░░░░ Musk on that conference ░░░░░░░░ than BURNETT than he ░░░░░░░░ been the bag of ░░░░░░░░ and all of that ░░░░░░░░ in a typical month.”