Leader Schumer Floor Remarks Following President Trump’s White House Lawn Advertisement For Elon Musk’s Tesla

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor following Donald Trump advertising Telsa on the White House Lawn for his billionaire buddy, Elon Musk, after sales have plummeted. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:

Donald Trump yesterday did an unseemly, self-serving – it just turns your stomach at what they do to help one another – business advertisement for his number one political patron on the White House lawn: Elon Musk.

What do you think Americans think of that, when they see President Trump pushing Elon Musk’s, the richest man in the world, Teslas?

A man born with a limousine, who for the rest of his life will be driven by Secret Service, was supposedly buying a new car and checking out his EV options. What a joke.

This was a grossly transparent attempt to get Donald Trump’s MAGA supporters to purchase Teslas after sales have slumped, and that’s driven the company’s stock price into a wall. We all know what Donald Trump thinks about stock prices, it's the end all and be all.

But, for any new MAGA converts who are now joining the EV revolution – even though they say they've hated it, MAGA said they've hated it – let me just say, if you’re below the income limit, you can thank Democrats for your $7,500 EV tax credit.

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