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Trump Was Reading Notes for His Tesla Sales Pitch and a Photographer Got a Shot of Them
Buy-n-Shoot NewsAs a "show of confidence" in his buddy Elon Musk, president Donald Trump on Tuesday turned the White House lawn into a Tesla exhibit in all but name. The day before, Trump promised that he'd immediately buy a brand new Tesla to support Musk, whose automaker is currently facing falling sales and a plunging stock price. The resulting spectacle was a bizarre and alarming mingling of the official powers of public office with naked salesmanship. Here was a sitting president plugging the cars made by his close confidante and biggest donor, who bankrolled his campaign to the tune of some […]
