TSLA - Tesla's Elon Musk Recently Pledged A Huge Donation To Donald Trump And The Ex-President Returned The Favor By Criticizing EVs At The RNC | Benzinga
Former President Donald Trump has been accused of betraying Tesla CEO Elon Musk, despite receiving a $180 million donation from Musk for his campaign. This comes following Trump’s speech at the Republican National Convention (RNC), where he criticized the electric vehicle (EV) industry.
What Happened: Musk’s substantial contribution, the largest in this presidential race, was expected to influence Trump’s views on EVs.
However, Trump’s RNC speech, where he accepted the Republican party’s nomination for the presidency, was filled with criticism for the EV industry, reported Fortune.
Michael Murphy, a Republican strategist and CEO of the EV Politics Project, said that Trump “betrayed” Musk.
He noted that Trump had initially refrained from criticizing EVs, but his RNC speech marked a significant shift in his stance.
“Trump had backed off on criticizing EVs for a few weeks, and then the speech came, and one of his wide-eyed assistants stabbed in the prompter, so he gleefully ...