Musk criticizes Biden for not mentioning Tesla in SOTU’s speech: Elon says his company has created more than 50,000 jobs and invested more than twice at GM and Ford after the president praised the two car companies for their electric vehicles.
- Elon Musk praised President Joe Biden for praising General Motors and Ford during his address on the state of the Union, but did not mention Tesla
- The president also tweeted that Ford had invested $ 11 billion and created 11,000 jobs, while GM had invested $ 7 billion and created 4,000 jobs.
- Tesla’s chief executive said his company had created 50,000 jobs and invested more than twice between the two companies combined
- Musk called the president a “puppet of wet socks” in January after not being invited to a White House meeting on electric cars
billionaire Elon Musk once again dug into Joe Biden after the president praised his rivals General Motors and Ford during a speech on the state of the Union on Tuesday night, but did not mention Tesla.
The president tweeted Tuesday night that Ford is investing $ 11 billion and creating 11,000 jobs in the electric vehicle market, while GM is investing $ 7 billion and creating 4,000 jobs.
Musk responded by advertising Tesla, saying his company had created more than 50,000 jobs and invested more than twice from General Motors and Ford combined.
“Ford is investing $ 11 billion in electric vehicles, creating 11,000 jobs nationwide. GM is making the largest investment in its history – $ 7 billion to build electric vehicles, creating 4,000 jobs in Michigan, “said the president. Twitter an account published on Tuesday night.
“Tesla has created more than 50,000 jobs in the United States in the production of electric vehicles and has invested more than twice GM + Ford combined. [fyi to person controlling this twitter]Elon Musk tweeted in response.
Elon Musk responded to President Joe Biden on Twitter after Biden praised General Motors and Ford during his address on the state of the Union, but did not mention Tesla.
The president said Ford had invested $ 11 billion and created 11,000 jobs, while GM had invested $ 7 billion and created 4,000 jobs.
Musk responded by advertising Tesla, saying his company had created more than 50,000 jobs and invested more than twice from General Motors and Ford combined.
“No one is monitoring the state of the Union,” Musk said CNBC in an email, refusing to comment further on his reaction to Biden’s comments. Earlier, he told the newspaper that “Biden categorically ignores Tesla.”
Tesla’s CEO, who also founded SpaceX, and Biden have been at each other’s throats in the past, most recently in January, when Musk called the president a “puppet of wet socks in human form” after not being invited to a meeting in White home focuses on electric vehicles.
Musk has not yet been invited to a meeting with other corporate leaders in the electric vehicle industry, and Biden is said to have no plans to invite him any time soon, more than half a dozen sources close to the issue told CNBC.
Biden’s advisers have privately refused to invite Musk to such events because they are worried that the eccentric CEO will say something that could embarrass the president or the administration, sources told CNBC.
If ever invited to a White House event, Musk told the media that Biden had “nothing to worry about.” I would do the right thing.
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