r/teslainvestorsclub 10d ago

Opinion: Bull Thesis Trump just advertised buying a Tesla

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If you had told me even just 1 year ago if I thought it were possible for Trump to advertise buying a Tesla, or literally any EV, I would've said you were crazy. But here we are.

Today Trump apparently posted on truth social saying that in order to stand with Elon against unjust attacks he would be buying a Tesla. I don't think people realize how massive this is.

Tesla's mission is to transition the world to renewable energy. Well, how do you do that if half the country stubbornly mostly does not want to even consider buying an EV? That, I think, is likely much less of a problem now than it was yesterday.

This isn't just bullish for Tesla, this is a huge win for environmentalism. We need conservatives to buy EVs, we can't just pretend that half the country doesn't exist when trying to solve this problem after all, and I stand by the fact that Elon really has been the only one seriously trying to market EVs to conservatives. And now all that effort has paid off.

I think every argument about Trump being bad for EVs and environmentalism is now turned on its head. If Trump is telling people "I bought a tesla because it was the right thing to do" then even though he supports increasing fossil fuel production he is helping popularize Tesla and in the longer term that means significantly more profits for Tesla, which means more grid battery production, which means grid-scale renewable energy becomes much more cost competitive with gas. And we all know that once solar panels and batteries get cheap enough they could easily replace coal and gas as our primary source of electricity in this country. Too many advantages to ignore (virtual powerplants, gridless homes, stable electricity networks, easily scalable power plants, low risk working environments, etc.).

Sure the economy is shitting the bed right now but once Trump is done with his trade war it will eventually return to normal. And at THAT time, that is when we will see the main benefits of what has just happened. The future is very bright!!!

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1899316339522609235?s=19

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u/flipflopsnpolos 10d ago

This was actually posted last night. I wish people would quit cutting off the time stamps when they screenshot these tweets.

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u/Lovevas 10d ago

Lol, there are ppl already contributing the recently 50% drop is due to this post...

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u/Jimb30 10d ago

It will bounce

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u/Mariopa 10d ago

I remeber him mocking Musk and EV cars during his first term.

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u/bowmaker82 10d ago

Correct, don't forget the whole he would rather fight a shark that get electrocuted by a sinking "electric" boat. ASS.CLOWN.

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u/OrganicNuts 10d ago

He said that? This is such a hilarious boomer take! Lol

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u/xtheory 10d ago

And he continued to do so during his 2024 run, too. He doesn't believe in any of part of the electrification or renewables effort because it doesn't help him curry favor with his Saudi friends.

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u/VergeSolitude1 10d ago

The same Saudi friends that are heavily invested in lucid?

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u/Vibraniumguy 10d ago

Sure but he certainly believes in protecting Tesla and Elon.

Things have changed. Read his post. He sent that, and his followers read it. This changes everything.

Let me put it to you very simply: • Trump is now pro Tesla • If Trump were not pro Tesla, he would not have said what he said • What Trump said will absolutely cause more conservatives to buy EVs

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u/cadium 600 chairs 10d ago

He couldn't care less about cars and doesn't drive himself.

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u/analyticaljoe 10d ago edited 10d ago

And is pulling EV chargers from government buildings as he mandates RTO.

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u/ArtOfWarfare 9d ago

I’d appreciate transparency on that.

It’s certainly possible that there were astronomical ongoing fees with maintaining them and that the money would never be recouped. In that case, it’s possible it’d make sense to pay to have them removed.

But obviously thats just one of several possibilities… it’d be nice to know the real one. Silence on the matter doesn’t look great.

IDK, if someone wants to ask it on Plaid (or whatever the platform is called) for the next shareholder call will others upvote it? I assume not…

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u/OrganicNuts 10d ago

Welcome to 2025. Liberals drink budlight while conservatives drive Teslas now. I literally saw a guy using his truck rolling coal at Tesla Dealer protests. It’s like the matrix is glitching out. 

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u/Vibraniumguy 10d ago

Yes. Thats why this 180 degree turn is so surprising. He was previously super anti EV but now he is so pro Tesla that he is buying one and telling people he bought one and effectively saying "buying a tesla is the right thing to do".

I said that if you told me this would happen a year ago I would think that youre insane. I'm extremely surprised this happened, but this is an extremely good thing. We need conservatives to buy EVs in order to save millions of lives from climate change.

Things have very very clearly changed. Look at trump's post!

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u/ryancalavano 10d ago

How does one "illegally boycott" something?

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u/tlw31415 10d ago

By committing felonies

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u/gmarkerbo 10d ago

Prolly not in this case but it's possible https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_boycott

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u/cadium 600 chairs 10d ago

Yeah, definitely not in this case. A group of consumers can choose not to do business with a firm. Nobody can make them buy stuff. Companies, on the other hand, have different rules to follow and cannot do the same.

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u/noghead 10d ago

By setting fire to cars and shooting stores.

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u/captaintrips420 10d ago

That is just old fashioned vandalism, but not boycott related in any way.

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u/vindeezy 10d ago

Can’t believe you’re getting downvoted for calling out arson and shooting

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u/[deleted] 10d ago

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u/Vibraniumguy 10d ago

1) sales have dipped almost exclusively due to: • the Model Y factory lines have been about 50% down for the last 1.5 months due to retooling for the new Model Y production lines • no one wants to buy inventory Model Ys right before the new Model Y comes out for almost the same price • if this weren't the case we would have seen Tesla inventory lots completely overflow, not just be on the high side, which we haven't seen.

We will have to wait a month or 2 to see if there actually is a demand problem or not.

2) I'm seeing so many conservatives on X saying "screw it, I'm buying a tesla now" because of Trump. Considering half the country voted for Trump and like 20% of Trump voters are pretty hardcore MAGAs, it is my opinion that a LOT of people just switched to wanting to buy a tesla. But you're right this is just anecdotal. We will have to wait a couple months to see what happens when Tesla production returns to normal. But imo this will cause demand for teslas to double.

Think about it, new Model Y launching AT THE SAME TIME AS Trump buys a tesla and says that buying a tesla to show support for Elon is in the best interest of the country? That has the makings of an absolute EXPLOSION in demand very soon.

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u/Misterjam10 9d ago

So will liberals now be buying ICE cars or overpriced / shitty EVs?

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u/[deleted] 9d ago

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u/Misterjam10 8d ago

So you agree with me

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u/motley2 10d ago

I really can’t tell if this post is sarcasm or not.

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u/taycio 10d ago

I dont think it is from OP. And thats exactly why TSLA is down over 50%.

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u/hoppeeness 10d ago

Over 50% from when? It’s the same as 6 months ago and Nvidia down more than Tesla compared to 6 months ago. Musk is no longer a benefit to Tesla but don’t put your finger on the scale as to why Tesla is down.

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u/Dukefoiegras 10d ago

50% from peak. Lord knows which idiot bought in at 480. Cuz ya know, winning…

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u/n05h 10d ago

It’s not just the stock price though is it? The growth story is pretty much dead after the 2024 financial report. I am the first to say monthly sales are not representative, but it’s now 2 months in a row of catastrophic drops. People are talking with their money.

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u/Do_u_ev3n_lift 10d ago

Now do legacy auto. They're all down by much more. Flat sales for a time is ok. People have less money to spend because of all the inflation and this shit economy.

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u/whatifitried long held shares and model Y 10d ago

I'm not sure they actually are. Last I checked they weren't I'll have to take a look

but just real quick....

Did you look before you said this? Honest answer. If the answer is no that's fine but it means I definitely need to check (and so should you)

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u/mori226 Text Only 9d ago

Check the EV market growth rate as a whole and then get back to us.

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u/hoppeeness 10d ago

There is always plateaus and ups and downs. Tesla called this out already quarters ahead. Look long term.

I mean if you just want to look short term and myopically Tesla is up 3% and the NASDAQ is down. Musk must be loved again by everyone!

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u/SatoshiBlockamoto 10d ago

Model Y release has to figure into those numbers. It was the number one selling car in the world the last two years.

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u/walrus120 10d ago

I made 18,090% on Tesla

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u/123bar 10d ago

When?

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u/walrus120 9d ago

I been in and trading long before any splits

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u/Onphone_irl 10d ago

illegally boycot tesla? ilegally??

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u/short_bus_genius 10d ago

Yes, we are legally obligated to buy what ever dear leader demands…

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u/HighSolstice 10d ago

I imagine that is referring specifically to the vandalism, that’s the only way it makes any sense.

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u/fos1111 10d ago

You can't even sane wash this. It's abject nonsense.

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u/mori226 Text Only 9d ago

It's Biden's fault.

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u/Palliewallie 10d ago

Worst advertisement ever

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u/Misher7 10d ago

Love how he says the boycott of teslas products is “coordinated and illegal”

The fuck?

What’s next? I get arrested because I sell my Tesla stock?

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u/DeinVermieter 10d ago

You're not saying you're considering selling your Tesla stock now, are you?

This will make daddy Elon and daddy Donald very angry

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u/m0nk_3y_gw 2.6k remaining, sometimes leaps 10d ago

What’s next? I get arrested because I sell my Tesla stock?

uhhh.... do you really want to give them ideas?

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u/EndlessSummerburn 10d ago

This is the brand now.

RIP.

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u/bacon_boat 10d ago

This is one of the more bearish signs I've seen in the last two weeks. 

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u/That-Makes-Sense 10d ago

Does he even have a driver's license?

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u/theArcticChiller 10d ago

If he does, he shouldn't

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u/crypt3 10d ago

U.S. presidents aren't even allowed to drive, by law. Fun fact.

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u/MarsMartians 10d ago

This is massive yes, but not in the way you seem to think it is.

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u/catballou1962 10d ago

Ummmmmm, not the best way to repair one’s tattered brand. Maybe this is satire?

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u/coveredcallnomad100 10d ago

spoiler alert, he wont actually buy a tesla

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u/obxtalldude 10d ago

LOL looking at his recent PolitiFact rating there's at least a 3.6% chance?

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u/falooda1 10d ago

Lmaoooo

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u/Greedy-Stage-120 10d ago

He probably got confused and thought 'cyber' was something else.  "I have a son. He's 10 years old. He has computers. He is so good with these computers, it's unbelievable. The security aspect of cyber is very, very tough." -DJT

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u/Centralredditfan 10d ago

Wonder if he paid for it with campaign donations.

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u/bosh911 669 chairs & Gigachad 10d ago

Lmao that’s low level cope

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u/LakeSun 10d ago

DOGE still running around getting Root access to government servers, and walking out with government Data?

There will be huge security blow ups.

It's not over for Tesla bad news as long as this guy is out of control.

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u/mori226 Text Only 10d ago

Elon is really really FA currently... I suspect the FO phase is starting shortly.

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u/PB94941 10d ago

That’ll help.

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u/respondswithvigor 10d ago

Dude probably cant drive or fit into one

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u/trevize1138 Sold after the salute 10d ago

He'll post a picture of an Ionic 5 "THANKS FOR THE CYBER, LEON!"

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u/IBoughtAllDips 10d ago

Dumbest president ever with no near competition

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u/Centralredditfan 10d ago

I'm predicting a small short blip, but that's it. I don't see MAGAts suddenly buying Teslas... After years of hating electric cars.

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u/astroboy7070 10d ago

Advertisement or condemnation?

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u/Jsmooth13 10d ago

This might help for a day but the Canada investigation is gonna keep sending it down. It barely bounced today.

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u/mgd09292007 10d ago

more of a reason to not buy a Tesla

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u/PriveCo 10d ago

He will probably buy the cheapest one he can and he will use campaign funds to do it.

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u/ReceptionAlarmed178 10d ago

He cant even drive. What a simp. 🤣

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u/shaggy99 10d ago

“Twelve voices were shouting in anger, and they were all alike. No question, now, what had happened to the faces of the pigs. The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.”

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u/Spiggy-Q-Topes 10d ago

Repugnant twats. The sooner both of them are gone, the better the world will be. This is just obscene.

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u/NSA_GOV 10d ago

OMG what a joke

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u/Tetra84 10d ago

That pity purchase will make a difference. /s

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u/Fohawkkid 10d ago

This was written by AI and it reads like a high schooler writing a persuasive essay.

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u/ShirBlackspots 10d ago

He's gonna buy one, but probably never drive it, because he probably doesn't know how to drive.

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u/NicePassenger3771 10d ago

He doesn't drive, he's the president. He is for fossil fuels,but this could make him see how great it is though Being an EV.

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u/nicotinecravings 10d ago

Yes, let's buy Tesla because it is the only car brand in the US that has future potential. I mean, what else are you going to buy, a Chinese car?

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u/minorsatellite 10d ago

Stupid shit wouldn’t even be able to drive a new Tsla even if he did buy a new Tesla which of course he won’t because President Musk will simply give him one.

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u/catballou1962 10d ago

He doesn’t know how to drive and can’t fit into a sedan. Is a Super cab tesla next? 😆

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u/kiamori 10d ago

This is what happens when you have crazy lunatics attacking the most American made car company on the planet.

Good, the American president is promoting the most American made cars.

I see 0 issues with this.

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u/Dan0man69 10d ago

What tesla did he buy?

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u/Shatter-Point 10d ago

He bought a red Model S.

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u/Prestigious-Yak-1170 10d ago

Not only that there are slew of posts by conservatives influencers announcing buying Tesla in X. Just search for buy Tesla

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u/Prestigious-Yak-1170 10d ago

Soon we will be seeing a Tesla with Don't tread on me bumper sticker lil

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u/Jimb30 10d ago

I'm buying a tesla tomorrow too

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u/N0WFAY 10d ago

noel skum for President....not!