Summary
Democratic Senator and former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly announced he’s getting rid of his Tesla, citing owner Elon Musk’s role in federal budget cuts and social program reductions.
Kelly said the car reminds him of “how much damage Elon Musk and Donald Trump is doing to our country” and stated he doesn’t want to drive a car “built and designed by an asshole.”
The decision follows a clash where Musk called Kelly a “traitor” over Ukraine-related comments.
Kelly’s move joins others like singer Sheryl Crow in boycotting Tesla, as Musk’s political involvement has triggered sales declines, boycotts, and vandalism against the company.
According to the article he’s had it since at least 2021. If you’re not paying attention to Musk (like, you know, the vast majority of people) you wouldn’t think anything of Musk in 2021. And in the first place were there other strong players in the EV market in 2021?
Yes, Musk didn’t go full Trumpet until roughly 2023, though signs of his shittery were apparent even in '21 if you paid any attention at all. The whole “pedoguy” thing happened in 2018. But yes, most people wouldn’t have known about that in the torrent of news that came out in between 2018 and 2021.
I’m just glad that today, swastikars are a whole lot less desirable than Teslas were in '21. :)
Most people? We are talking about an active politician. He was aware. Musk bought Twitter in April 2022, but he was being a full-on turd way before that.
Sorry, I noticed it was the guy before you (@NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io ) who said that a Democratic Senator and astronaut wouldn’t know Musk was a scumbag.
Riiiiiight.