“I think I already did enough,” he said Musk regarding their participation in the government. “If in the future I see a reason to make political contributions, I will. For now, I don’t see her”
Although in recent months he has lost prominence within the government, in 2024, he was one of the main donors of the Republican campaign. Not only did he allocate at least US $ 288 million only to support Trump’s candidacy but also put money to boost other party applicants.
Musk was appointed in front of the Government Efficiency Department (Doge)a new organism created with the aim of reducing the size of the State. From that position, Musk became a key actor of the Republican government, but also blank of intense criticism from multiple fronts: Consumers, legislators, judicial bodies and even Tesla shareholders.
By taking stock of his management, this Wednesday he declared before the press: “In general terms, I think we have been effective. Not as effective as I would like. I think we could be more effective. But we have made progress, ”he evaluated. However, he also recognized the difficulties he faced in office:” Being boundless is not very fun, “he said.”Seeing cars is not fun”
The distance between Elon Musk and Trump’s government
Although at the beginning of the management of Trump In January Musk It was one of the most important men in the government, as the months went by the distance began to grow inside the cabinet. The South African magnate questioned the decision to impose tariffs on international imports, and days after the government imposed the measure proposed an alternative of “Zero tariffs” between the United States and Europe.
From that statement, the president’s main commercial advisor Donald Trump, Peter Navarrohe disqualified the entrepreneur by calling him as “car assemblador” and Musk quickly replied: “Navarro is a real moron. All he says is manifestly false. “
During his latest statements, the tycoon avoided giving concrete examples about what would make different and said he had a good relationship with the cabinet, although he admitted friction with some officialsas Secretary of State Marco Rubio: “Sometimes There will be disagreements”
The economic impact of the Trumpist government on Tesla
This tension increased mainly due to the impact of government policies on their businesses. In April, Tesla reported a two -digit fall in the deliveries of the first quarter and a collapse of the 71% in their profits. In addition, his image worsened considerably, especially among his progressive consumers.
During an interview on Tuesday with Bloomberg in the Economic Forum in Qatar, anyway Musk, defended his actions and said: “I did what I had to do. “He added:” I’m not someone who has committed violence And yet a Mass violence against my companiesthreatened with a Massive violence against me. “In a challenging tone, he closed:” Don’t worry: let’s go for you. “
In turn, he held the media responsible for the reputation damage of his companies and pointed out: “Unfortunately, what I have learned is that the propaganda of the traditional media is very effective to make people create things that are not true”, He declared in an interview with CNBC, later held that same day at the Tesla headquarters in Austin.
On this point, the tycoon sought to relativize the damage suffered by his companies for the loss of support of his customers and acknowledged that although there are drivers that circulate with stickers that clarify “I bought this car before Elon went crazy,” he said that there are also those who choose to buy tesla vehicles for the reputation he gives to the brand.
“Maybe we lost some sales among progressives, but We won them among conservatives. Sales figures are now solid and We do not see demand problems”He said.
Source: Ambito
