At White House, Trump says he will buy Tesla in show of support for Elon Musk

11 Mar 2025, 22:18 by Sheri Walsh · UPI

March 11 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump toured Teslas on Tuesday outside the White House, where he pledged to buy an electric vehicle in a show of support for Elon Musk as he faces boycotts for cutting federal spending through the Department of Government Efficiency.

Trump and Musk, who is Tesla's chief executive officer, shopped the Teslas lined up in red, white and blue outside of the South Portico, where Musk announced the EV maker would double its vehicle output in the United States over the next two years.