Why President Biden Simply Can't Say The Word "Tesla"
President Biden's silence on U.S.-based EV manufacturer Tesla is growing louder.
What once started as a casual snub by Biden, who has embraced photo ops with GM when speaking about electric vehicles, has now turned into a full-out saga, with Musk jabbing that Biden simply can't bring himself to say the word "Tesla".
The difference of opinion between Biden and Musk lies mostly with unions.
President Biden has enjoyed the support of labor unions, including the United Auto Workers, Bloomberg noted this week. Musk, on the other hand, has made his distaste for unions well known. He's also recently moved to Texas, a state where President Biden has little support.
Meanwhile, as Bloomberg notes, UAW support is key to Democratic victories both in upcoming midterm elections and in 2024.
Musk hasn't been shy in making his political stance known over the last year or two.
Recall, about a week ago, we wrote that the Tesla CEO referred to Biden as a “damp sock puppet in human form” in a Twitter tirade he published two weeks ago.
Hours before this exchange with Biden, Musk urged Canadian truckers and those support the anti-vaccine mandate in Canada to "vote them out", referring to the country's liberal political leaders.
"If you scare people enough, they will demand removal of freedom. This is the path to tyranny," Musk wrote. "Canadian truckers rule."
Musk has previously said that the unvaccinated are "taking a risk, but people do risky things all the time."
"I believe we've got to watch out for the erosion of freedom in America," he commented to Time last year.
Musk's latest ire however appears to have been the result of the US president’s photo-op with General Motors chair Mary Barra, according to RT.
In the photo op, Biden is seen praising GM's planned investment in EV manufacturing in the United States.
“I meant it when I said the future was going to be made right here in America,” Biden said in a tweeted video with General Motors Co. chair and Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra on Thursday.
“Companies like GM and Ford are building more electric vehicles here at home than ever before.”
Musk took a jab at Biden for not mentioning Tesla in his remarks weeks ago.
"Starts with a T, Ends with an A, ESL in the middle," Musk wrote on Twitter.
Musk, meanwhile, whether you like him or not, can likely be credited with moving the U.S. and the world closer to the adoption of EVs more than anybody in recent history.
Additionally, Musk has a right to some 'beef' with one transparently biased Biden policy with an anti-Tesla twist: consumers would be eligible for an extra $4,500-per-car tax credit for EVs if they buy an EV assembled by union workers.
White House spokeswoman Emilie Simons said in a statement to Bloomberg News, Tesla has “benefited greatly” from EV tax credits in the past, "but, unfortunately, their CEO has suggested an opposition to new EV tax credits."
You're either with us 100% on everything... or you're hitler!?
Musk later weighed in on Bloomberg’s report with a one-word tweet: “Sigh.”
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