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Lawrence O’Donnell: Republicans’ Positive View on Tesla ‘Isn’t Very Helpful’ to Them Because They Won’t Even Consider Buying Electric Cars
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The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

Name: The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

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Lawrence O’Donnell

Name: Lawrence O’Donnell

Employment: MSNBC

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04/22/2025 11:47 pm
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O DONNELL Warning that ░░░░░░░░ were ushering in a ░░░░░░░░ era of slower growth ░░░░░░░░ Sachs chief executive David ░░░░░░░░ said uncertainty was too ░░░░░░░░ holding back corporate decision ░░░░░░░░ and keeping asset prices ░░░░░░░░ pressure and the IIF ░░░░░░░░ industry trade group said ░░░░░░░░ U S faced a ░░░░░░░░ recession later this year ░░░░░░░░ likely recession thanks entirely ░░░░░░░░ the idiotic whims of ░░░░░░░░ president with economic dementia ░░░░░░░░ Musk is one of ░░░░░░░░ Street s biggest losers ░░░░░░░░ days thanks to his ░░░░░░░░ support of Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ policies and thanks to ░░░░░░░░ Trump s tariffs which ░░░░░░░░ all automobile companies including ░░░░░░░░ After the stock market ░░░░░░░░ today Tesla released an ░░░░░░░░ report that came in ░░░░░░░░ lower than expected The ░░░░░░░░ Street Journal reports that ░░░░░░░░ s income slid 71 ░░░░░░░░ the first quarter as ░░░░░░░░ company struggled to overcome ░░░░░░░░ pressure overseas and a ░░░░░░░░ hit from chief Elon ░░░░░░░░ s polarizing role in ░░░░░░░░ Trump Administration Tesla as ░░░░░░░░ company actually blamed Donald ░░░░░░░░ for its troubles Wall ░░░░░░░░ Journal reports Tesla said ░░░░░░░░ shifting trade policies exacerbated ░░░░░░░░ the administration s tariff ░░░░░░░░ are stressing supply chains ░░░░░░░░ adding to the automaker ░░░░░░░░ costs Tesla sales are ░░░░░░░░ around the world thanks ░░░░░░░░ to what one analyst ░░░░░░░░ called the brand destruction ░░░░░░░░ Elon Musk has delivered ░░░░░░░░ Tesla by his association ░░░░░░░░ and support of Donald ░░░░░░░░ A CNBC poll showed ░░░░░░░░ that brand destruction in ░░░░░░░░ United States has hurt ░░░░░░░░ s ability to sell ░░░░░░░░ the very people who ░░░░░░░░ the most enthusiastic customers ░░░░░░░░ electric cars and Teslas ░░░░░░░░ Democrats were the buyers ░░░░░░░░ in California that made ░░░░░░░░ a successful business and ░░░░░░░░ the Tesla stock price ░░░░░░░░ to the point where ░░░░░░░░ Musk became the richest ░░░░░░░░ in the world Thanks ░░░░░░░░ the buying power of ░░░░░░░░ who are now trading ░░░░░░░░ their Teslas selling their ░░░░░░░░ and in many cases ░░░░░░░░ giving them away as ░░░░░░░░ Crow did in donating ░░░░░░░░ Tesla to NPR for ░░░░░░░░ to turn into cash ░░░░░░░░ support the truth telling ░░░░░░░░ of National Public Radio ░░░░░░░░ of Americans have a ░░░░░░░░ view of Tesla Only ░░░░░░░░ have a positive view ░░░░░░░░ Tesla 52 have a ░░░░░░░░ view of Elon Musk ░░░░░░░░ only 36 holding a ░░░░░░░░ view The poll shows ░░░░░░░░ a majority of Republicans ░░░░░░░░ a positive view of ░░░░░░░░ which is not very ░░░░░░░░ to Tesla because most ░░░░░░░░ them would never even ░░░░░░░░ buying any electric car ░░░░░░░░ the overwhelming almost unanimous ░░░░░░░░ among Democrats is now ░░░░░░░░ on Tesla but positive ░░░░░░░░ electric vehicles which seems ░░░░░░░░ indicate That liberal Democrats ░░░░░░░░ want to continue buying ░░░░░░░░ vehicles will be buying ░░░░░░░░ electric vehicles from Tesla ░░░░░░░░ competitors competitors that are ░░░░░░░░ gaining increasing share of ░░░░░░░░ market against Tesla Which ░░░░░░░░ be why Elon Musk ░░░░░░░░ Wall Street today to ░░░░░░░░ paying more attention to ░░░░░░░░ and less attention to ░░░░░░░░ the American government as ░░░░░░░░ know it With Elon ░░░░░░░░ strengthening his public association ░░░░░░░░ Tesla If that s ░░░░░░░░ could that could result ░░░░░░░░ in even fewer sales ░░░░░░░░ Teslas among enthusiastic electric ░░░░░░░░ market buyers which in ░░░░░░░░ country is dominated by ░░░░░░░░ It must come as ░░░░░░░░ big surprise to Donald ░░░░░░░░ and Elon Musk tonight ░░░░░░░░ their sales event in ░░░░░░░░ driveway on the south ░░░░░░░░ of the White House ░░░░░░░░ Tesla the most revolting ░░░░░░░░ of the White House ░░░░░░░░ history by the two ░░░░░░░░ extreme vulgarians ever to ░░░░░░░░ in that driveway was ░░░░░░░░ complete and utter failure ░░░░░░░░ so tonight Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ Elon Musk are now ░░░░░░░░ prohibitive front runners for ░░░░░░░░ worst car salesman of ░░░░░░░░ year award this year.”
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