Economy The Trump Administration Might Just Spend $400 Million on ‘Armored’ Teslas

[Cartiac]

100%, Elon was a Democrat who donated and voted for Obama. Also I don’t think he would bend the knee just for money he seems like he cares less about money compared to other billionaires, like Zuckerberg. Last spring I think it was he told advertising company’s to fuck themselves if they think he’s going to police the speech on Twitter .

There is no way people like Musk and Zuckerberg as well could possibly be motivated by money. With their levels of wealth and accomplishment the concept of money has not meant anything to them for a very, very long time. Money loses its value as a motivating factor a lot faster than a lot of people understand at least in the technology world based on personal experience.

Eventually him and Trump will be at war , that’s trumps nature and Elon will only take his personality so long . Doge will do good and bad things but everyone says we need changes, this is how you actually get it . Drain the swamp to destroy corruption.

The current dynamic is very interesting and it could definitely go in different ways, but Elon already tried going to war with Trump, lost and now works for him.

I think Trump has got himself in a pretty good situation here being the guy sitting there at the desk in the oval office with the wealthiest man in the world standing up next to him making the controversial statements and taking fire for it making himself a very easy scapegoat if things do take a bad turn.

There are definitely changes going on and I find it quite funny how self proclaimed "progressives" are so terrified of things actually changing

 

[44nutman]

All the Leon dick riders panic wrestling in this tread and once again letting their love of Leon and Booger Desk Trump miss the point.
Leon is supposed to cut waste. Armored CybeTrucks are a waste. They don’t work in the cold , need charging stations and battery life serious diminishes while towing anything or getting heavier with armor. So it’s a waste but will not be cut.
We have NASA but somehow Space X, 35% of their revenue comes from US government which seems like waste that will not get cut.
Seems like any waste that makes Leon richer by some miracle miss getting cut. The crazy part is Leon knows the mental gymnastics the Rubes will to defend him.
What a time to be alive.

 

[HereticBD]

There is no way people like Musk and Zuckerberg as well could possibly be motivated by money. With their levels of wealth and accomplishment the concept of money has not meant anything to them for a very, very long time.

I don't know about that. They still compete with each other to see who can be king shit. They're far beyond worrying about financial security of course, but they still like making more and more money and the status/envy of people around them that comes with it. Money doesn't mean much to a pro-athlete making $30,000,000 a year either, but they still have their agents pushing for more and more, when contract talks come up.

When all those mega billionaires were at the inauguration, they were probably snickering at the Tik ToK guy who was only worth a measly 1.3 billion.

 

[SKYNET]

This fizzled out harder than the 91 counts thread. Too bad the circle jerk was just getting started.

 

[AbominableJoman]

Street rainbows?!?!??! Fuck if that’s happening let’s get rid of democracy!

Yeah, no surprise that you leftards just don’t care about child abuse.

 

[HOLA]

There is no way people like Musk and Zuckerberg as well could possibly be motivated by money. With their levels of wealth and accomplishment the concept of money has not meant anything to them for a very, very long time. Money loses its value as a motivating factor a lot faster than a lot of people understand at least in the technology world based on personal experience.

He's literally been fighting court battles over a ~$50 billion pay package he wants to receive from Tesla, that judges keep striking down.

 

[Crazy Source]

Yeah, no surprise that you leftards just don’t care about child abuse.

What a gross accusation. Shame on you.

 

[AbominableJoman]

What a gross accusation. Shame on you.

Lmfao. The truth hurts

 

[Osculater]

- They're from a age were the roads were almost inexistent. A Bug from 60's or 70's, in good state can cost close to 60,000 reais here.

I got interested in onje from the 90's, and is costing over 10,000

I had trouble putting them in reverse

 

[PainIsLIfe]

...it appears that President Donald Trump‘s State Department, led by Marco Rubio, expects to pay $400 million for some kind of “armored” Tesla vehicles.

The prospective $400 million budget item appears on the latest version of the State Deptartment’s procurement forecast, updated on Dec. 23, during Trump’s transition period and one month before his inauguration. The largest contract in the document, it’s expected to span five years, and describes a planned purchase of “Armored Tesla (Production Units).” It does not specify whether this refers to Cybertrucks, though Musk has touted the toughness of the Tesla vehicle’s stainless steel exterior and called it a “futuristic battle tank.” The truck, however, has been criticized for its production quality, which has resulted in multiple recalls since its debut in 2023. Retail sales have disappointed...

On Tuesday, Trump said he’s not worried about potential conflicts of interest arising out of Musk’s role overseeing agencies that provide his companies huge contracts. “If we thought that, we would not let him do that segment or look in that area, if we thought there was a lack of transparency or a conflict of interest,” said Trump, adding: “He’s a big businessman. He’s a successful guy. That’s why we want him doing this.”

The president separately claimed, without evidence, that Musk’s team at DOGE has uncovered “billions and billions of dollars in waste, fraud, and abuse.” If Musk and DOGE want to knock out a real big-ticket item, it looks like the State Department is prepared to spend $400 million on “armored” Teslas. Is that really necessary?

The Trump Administration Might Just Spend $400 Million on 'Armored' Teslas

Donald Trump's administration expects to spend $400 million on 'armored' vehicles made by Elon Musk's Tesla.

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Talk about fake news.

It is armored electric vehicles; I believe it was Rachel "Russia Russia Russia" Madow that said Teslas.

Btw, if ifundinf was procured in Dec then doesnt that mean Biden ordered them?

 

[HOLA]

Talk about fake news.

It is armored electric vehicles; I believe it was Rachel "Russia Russia Russia" Madow that said Teslas.

Try reading the thread. They edited the document shortly after the story broke to remove Tesla's name.

Btw, if ifundinf was procured in Dec then doesnt that mean Biden ordered them?

It's a moot point at the end of the day, isn't it? Elon is there to cut waste and we don't need to spend $400 million on armored Teslas.

 

[PainIsLIfe]

Try reading the thread. They edited the document shortly after the story broke to remove Tesla's name.

It's a moot point at the end of the day, isn't it? Elon is there to cut waste and we don't need to spend $400 million on armored Teslas.

I don't know if we need 400 million for armored vehicles or not.

I do that the State Dept uses armored vehicles when dignitaries visit DC. I assume the ones we have eventually hit end of life and need replaced.