Inside Tesla's Downfall: Musk’s Trump Disaster

Tesla has been crumbling. The company's stock, which was once considered invincible, has plunged to around $250 a share. Sales are plummeting, dealerships are overrun with protests, and Teslas on the street are being subject to petty vandalism.

All of this is happening because of Elon Musk. Since Trump took office and appointed Musk as the head of the very poorly named Department of Government Efficiency, Musk has facilitated the undue firing of tens of thousands of government employees.

Now, it's looking like Tesla is in trouble and Musk's involvement in politics and increasingly radical actions could be the company's downfall.

PS -- This video was edited by my friend Riley! He's a professional editor and TV maker and he did all of this for me generously. I know it's a different style than my other videos, so let me know what you think!!

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[TaylorLorenz]

FYI my friend Riley edited this video for me! He is a professional editor and TV producer. I don’t have the skills to make something like this. Let me know what you think!! My next video essay I’m editing myself rn so expect a return to my incredibly basic graphics 😅.

[josue.ortega]

He didn't go crazy. He has always been like this. He just started feeling powerful enough to let it through thinking there would be no consequences.

[AutumnLeavey]

Musk didn’t change during Covid, the world just started to see him for what he was

[Tb]

Cybertrucks haven’t BECOME ugly and expensive eyesores. They were DESIGNED to be ugly and expensive eyesores.

[alexaramachandran]

Cannot STAND the way he brands himself as the originator of Tesla. Plays into his "Tony Stark" persona, but it's just yet another example of his fraudulent nature.

[Prizzlesticks]

If you watched Elon shatter the "armour glass" window of his Cybertruck with a gently tossed steel ball, and you still thought he wasn't delusional and a hack, you might actually be the crazy one.

[Thebearmre]

You giving him far too much credit for early days of Tesla stories I hear is he would come in say some crazy stuff in meetings and keep head down and then ignore him.

[thenaiam]

15:46 and the cybertruck isn't even road-legal in Europe for safety reasons.

[redminute]

I disagree with the assumption that he "changed": He always was this person, he just wasn't so open about it

[superquietbunny]

Did I miss the reference to the Nazi salute? isn’t that why a lot of Europeans are also boycotting Tesla?

[Last_Access]

Why isn't your channel as popular as it should be? I'm worried about the recommendation algorithm, and I'm terrified that it only shows these types of videos to people who are truly committed to truth, democracy, science, human rights, and moderation. I hope it grows further.

[iamnotsurewhoknows]

It is a misrepresentation that Musk was behing the Roadster. The model was designed and launched with Eberharter and Tarpenning still in charge of all engineering. This includes all of the fundamentals that were rolled forward into the Limousines on Batteries and Drivetrain.

[photodube]

His wealth didn't "change" him, it just peeled away the facade and showed the world who he really is.

[maxwelljacob]

Tesla stock was never seen as invincible. It’s been well known to be overvalued for a long time

[DaivG]

Love how much engagement the video is getting for both calling out Musk, informing people about what people can do, but also the comments about the video editing.
Might just tip the scale in the recommendation algorithm!

[Woozy.]

Elon sure loved the free market until it turned on him. Many such cases!!

[LessisMore]

Let’s go people !! He’s beginning to crack. It’s quite evident. Elbows up!! 🇨🇦 ❤!!

[georgelane]

Marketing 101: Don't piss off your customer base.

[GreenEarth]

0:27 Petty vandalism? More like BASED and GOOD vandalism.

[rashadus]

Elon almost bankrupted Tesla early on. He had very little input in the Roadster. He was almost outsed, like he was from PayPal and Zip2. Knowing his history at those prior companies explains his actions at Tesla.