If you like to put the pedal to the metal, you might want to avoid running for President of the United States, as a bizarre stipulation means you probably won’t be able to make the most of your classic car collection.
We’re used to seeing President Donald Trump being motored around in his armored vehicle known as ‘The Beast’. Stocked with the POTUS’ blood type, door handles that can shock attackers, and bulletproof windows, the $1.5 million vehicle can withstand chemical attacks and is Trump’s regular runaround.
Still, Trump has boasted an impressive car collection over the years, including a 1956 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud, 2015 Rolls-Royce Phantom Saloon, and even an OG Tesla Roadster.
With the recent drama surrounding Tesla, Trump has gotten firmly behind best buddy Elon Musk and bought a brand-new EV.
The POTUS won’t be able to take his new Tesla for a spin (Andrew Harnik / Staff / Getty)
Turning the White House into his own personal Tesla showroom, the POTUS posed in front of a fleet of Teslas and picked out a shiny red Model S that retails at around $80,000.
The President joked about “giving the Secret Service a heart attack” as he sat in the driver’s seat and said about how the vehicle can reach 95 kilometers per hour in just few seconds.
Saying, “That’s beautiful, that one,” Trump continued: “I’ll give him a check. I do it the old fashioned way …and I don’t want a discount.”
Speaking to the crowd, Trump concluded: “Here’s the bad news. I’m not allowed to drive the car
“I haven’t driven a car in a long time and I like to drive cars. But I’m going to have [the Tesla] in the White House and I’m going to let my staff use it. I’m going to let the people in the country use it and everyone is excited about it. I’m not allowed to use it. Can you believe it?”
It’s not a case of Trump not wanting to drive the Model S – he’s not allowed.
Following the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963, the Secret Service enacted a rule that no serving or former President can drive on the roads. Lyndon Johnson was the last President to drive on public roads, and although the rule isn’t law, it’s adhered to by all parties.
Joe Biden, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton all steer clear of getting behind the wheel, while Hillary Clinton says she hasn’t driven since 1996.
The fact that former Presidents aren’t allowed to drive is a cause of contention for them, with Clinton telling Ellen DeGeneres that not being able to drive is the thing he misses the most. Speaking in 2012, he joked: “I mean, if I wanted to give up Secret Service protection for life, I could do it.”
The same year, President Obama was seen driving a Chevy Volt around the White House, with Secret Service agents closing the gates so he wasn’t driving in public. When serving as Vice President, Joe Biden lodged a complaint when speaking at the United Auto Workers conference in 2014, grumbling: “There are a lot of reasons to run for president, but there’s one overwhelming reason not to run for president. I like to get that [Corvette] Z06 from zero to 60 in 3.4 seconds.”
Biden used his appearance on Jay Leno’s Garage to give his ’67 Corvette a rare drive around a Secret Service training area in Maryland.
The Secret Service are tasked with keeping the President and former Presidents safe because they’re trained in “evasive and defensive driving maneuvers,” and while we’re not questioning the driving skills of the POTUS, it looks like he’ll have to admire his new Tesla from afar.
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Elon Musk makes shocking pledge for future of Tesla vehicle production following $29,000,000,000 loss
Go big or go broke
Even though he might be the richest man in the world, we question how long Elon Musk will be able to keep that title if things continue the way they are. Following a devastating one-day loss of $29 billion, Musk’s current net worth still sits at an impressive $324.3 billion – making him well over $100 billion richer than Jeff Bezos.
As well as overtaking Bezos to become the richest person in the world in January 2021, Musk has continued to break milestones as the first person in the world to be worth over $300 billion and then $400 billion.
Still, he’s also entered the Guinness World Records as the first person to lose $200 billion thanks to declining Tesla stock values in December 2022. While there are fears that history could be about to repeat itself thanks to Tesla‘s recent stock stumbles, Musk is keen to downplay this bump in the road and is looking ahead at a brighter future.
President Donald Trump is doing his best to support his so-called ‘First Buddy’, and by turning the White House into its very own Tesla showroom, there’s been a much-needed boost to the company’s fortunes.
Musk has vowed to ramp up Tesla production in the USA (Andrew Harnik / Staff / Getty)
Added to this, Musk has vowed to increase Tesla production in the USA. Posting on X, the divisive tech mogul wrote: “In support of the policies of President Donald Trump and to demonstrate our confidence in the future of the United States, Tesla commits to doubling vehicle production in the US within 2 years!”
This comes after the POTUS vowed to hand over a check for a shiny red Tesla Model S – even though he won’t be able to drive it.
Musk’s announcement comes after President Trump promised to push for more domestic manufacturing. In a White House post saying that things are on the up, the Trump administration claims it has gained 10,000 manufacturing jobs during Trump’s first full month in office. The release says this is in contrast to the Biden administration losing 9,000 manufacturing jobs per month during its final year.
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The automobile industry is said to have especially flourished as it gained 8,900 new jobs in February 2025. If Musk does deliver on his Tesla uptick, the brand could be key in adding more jobs.
Skeptics remain unconvinced, and pointing out how Tesla’s Fremont Factory is supposedly being worked at capacity, Musk might have to look to the Gigafactory Texas complex.
Tesla’s Q4 update letter confirms the Freemont Factory can produce 650,000 vehicles a year, and while the Gigafactory is currently at 375,000, it would have to increase its output to reach the mythical 2 million.
The numbers might sound impressive, but remember how Musk previously hyped Tesla’s ability to reach Cybercab volume production in 2026. He unveiled plans to produce at least 2 million Cybercabs a year during a Q3 2024 earnings call, so to reach these supposedly ‘new’ targets, he simply has to continue as planned.
Some think the numbers don’t add up, but with a new Tesla Trump banging his drum for the EV brand, this could be an important turning point for Tesla…or mark the start of its continued downfall.
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Donald Trump says people who ‘mess with’ Tesla will be put ‘through hell’ as he turns White House into Tesla showroom
Don’t mess with Musk
There’s plenty of unrest in both Washington and the stock market, with Tesla taking a hit due to the controversial nature of Elon Musk.
The self-appointed ‘First Buddy’ is firmly by the side of President Donald Trump, and while he remains steadfast in his mission to cut $2 trillion from federal spending, many are asking, at what cost?
We’ve seen Tesla stocks tumble in recent weeks, while Musk himself lost $29 billion in a single day.
While he’s still far and away the richest man in the world, a defeated-looking Musk has defended his role as the head of the DOGE.
Those close to Musk have rallied behind Tesla, with Maye Musk calling out a recent spate of vandalism against the EV brand. President Trump has also defended ‘Elon’s baby’ and vowed to buy a brand-new Tesla in an attempt to boost the automobile maker’s popularity.
Trump has vowed to make Tesla ‘great’ again (The Washington Post / Contributor / Getty)
Briefly turning the White House into a Tesla showroom, Trump did his best to boost the brand as he appeared outside the iconic building with Musk and his cars firmly by his side. Saying that those damaging Teslas will be treated as ‘domestic terrorists’, the POTUS went on to refer to Tesla as “a great American company” and promised to put vandals ‘through hell’. Posing in front of several Tesla models and a beefy Cybertruck, Trump was seen holding a price list for all the various models.
When asked about whether those targeting Tesla are ‘domestic terrorists’, Trump continued: “I’ll do it. I’m going to stop them… because they’re harming a great American company. I’ve stuck up for a lot of American companies.
“I do favors for all… when you heard an American company, especially a company like this, applies so many jobs that others are unable to do, when you do that, those people are going to go through a big problem when we catch them.”
Saying that they’ve got a lot of cameras up, Trump claims he already knows who some of these people are: “We’re going to catch up, and they’re bad guys. They’re the same guys that screw around with our schools and universities. The same garbage.
“And no, we’re going to catch them, and let me tell you, you do it to Tesla, and you do it to any company. We’re going to catch you, and you’re going to go through hell.”
Trump has also referred to the Tesla boycott as ‘illegal’, which actually goes against the Supreme Court’s 1982 ruling that the First Amendment protects an American’s right to protest private businesses.
It seems that Tesla’s stocks have had a slight boost in the aftermath of Trump’s sales pitch, although Baird analyst Ben Kallo explained the bigger picture to CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street”. Kallo said: “When people’s cars are in jeopardy of being keyed or set on fire out there, even people who support Musk or are indifferent Musk might think twice about buying a Tesla.”
Tesla shares were up 3.8% on March 11, which should help regain some ground from a historic March 10 drop of 15% – giving TSLA its biggest one-day drop since 2020.
We’ll have to wait and see whether this impressive Tesla sales pitch works or things continue going up in (literal) flames for ‘Elon’s baby’.
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Shocking amount Tesla stock has risen by after Donald Trump turned White House lawn into Tesla showroom
It comes after a historic drop in the company’s stocks
Tesla stock has reacted after Donald Trump and Elon Musk turned the White House lawn into a ‘Tesla showroom’ yesterday.
Full-time President of the United States, part-time Tesla salesman, it seems Donald Trump is trying to do it all. While the POTUS once said that electric vehicle owners can ‘rot in hell’, it was all smiles as President Trump sat behind the wheel of his new red Tesla Model S in front of the White House. Turning his office into its very own Tesla showroom, Trump stood firmly by Tesla’s side and defended the electric vehicle brand over recent controversy.
Alongside some vowing to boycott Tesla, others have taken it further by damaging vehicles and electric chargers, while police in Oregon confirmed a dealership was damaged by gunfire during a recent anti-Tesla protest.
Musk and Trump represented a united front when promoting Tesla in front of the White House (Andrew Harnik / Staff / Getty)
It’s true that the President once owned a Tesla Roadster, but in the aftermath of rolling back the Biden administration’s EV plans, you might not think he’s Tesla’s No. 1 fan. Of course, the closeness of Elon Musk to the White House and the endorsement of Trump suggest it’s in everyone’s interest to try and keep Tesla’s wheels greased.
The President has said those who are targeting Tesla will be dealt with as ‘domestic terrorists’, and although Tesla stocks have taken a recent beating, it seems Trump’s sales pitch is working.
March 10 saw Tesla wipe $127 billion off its worth in a one-day ‘market bloodbath’ – marking its worst recordings since 2020. In general, Tesla stocks are down 50% since December 2024. Since peaking on December 17, Tesla has recorded seven straight weeks of losses, knocked around $800 billion from its market cap, and lost its trillion-dollar status.
Considering Trump entered the White House on January 20 and Musk has cemented himself as a key member of his counsel, it feels like more than a bit of a coincidence that Tesla stocks have started to tumble during this period.
There’s been some bounce back, with TSLA stocks rising by 3.79% in the past 24 hours.
Speaking at the White House event, Musk was looking at the future of Tesla and cheered: “As a function of the great policies of President Trump and his administration, and as an act of faith in America, Tesla is going to double vehicle output in the United States within the next two years.”
