US President Donald Trump looks at Tesla cars on the White House driveway and announces he will buy one in a show of support for his close adviser Elon Musk's company. Tesla share prices have plummeted in response to market fears induced by Trump's economic policies and backlash to Musk's controversial role leading the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
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00:00It's zero to 60 miles an hour in two seconds.
00:05It's faster than a Ferrari.
00:07That's pretty fast.
00:08I don't know if my people can handle it.
00:10Jeff, they're going to be using it more.
00:12I'm not allowed to use it.
00:14This is beautiful.
00:15Whoa.
00:16Should I get in?
00:17Get in.
00:18OK.
00:19Let me get in for a second.
00:20Have you ever satisfied a steering wheel on one of these,
00:23of a Tesla?
00:24Do you want my notes?
00:25Yeah.
00:26They gave me notes.
00:27I said, I'm not Biden.
00:28I don't need notes.
00:30Wow.
00:35Can I get on this other side?
00:36That's beautiful.
00:37This is a different panel than I've ever seen.
00:40Everything's computer.
00:41That's beautiful.
00:42He has never asked me for a favor.
00:45He didn't ask me for this.
00:46I said, you know, Elon, I don't like what's happening to you.
00:50And Tesla is a great company.
00:51I don't like what's happening.
00:53It's, from our standpoint, American cars, American made.
00:57He employs thousands of people.
00:59You don't want me to drive it, do you?
01:02I saw Biden do a Tesla move here once in the Jeep.
01:06It's very easy to drive.
01:07They're all going to be using it.
01:09And they're going to have a good time using it.
01:11And if I can, if I can.
01:13Oh, there you are, Mario.
01:14Look at Margo's right there.
01:15And let me tell you, you do it to Tesla,
01:17and you do it to any company, we're going to catch you,
01:21and you're going to go through hell.
01:23Thank you, everybody.
01:24Thanks, President Trump.
01:26Thank you, President Trump.
01:27Good-looking guy.
01:28Elon.
01:31Thank you, everybody.
01:32Thanks, guys.
01:33Thank you, everybody.
01:34What a surprise.
01:35It's nice, is it?
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