Sen. Mark Kelly Says He’s Ditching His Tesla Over Elon Musk | EUROtoday

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) stated Friday he plans to eliminate his Tesla automobile over “a**hole” billionaire Elon Musk’s mass firings of civil servants.

“When I bought this thing, I didn’t think it was going to become a political issue,” Kelly stated of his Tesla in a video posted to social media. “Every time I get in this car in the last 60 days or so, it reminds me of just how much damage Elon Musk and Donald Trump is doing to our country.”

“Talking about slashing Social Security, cutting health care benefits for poor people, for seniors,” Kelly continued. “It’s one bad thing after the next. He’s firing veterans. I’m a veteran.”

Kelly, who served within the Navy as a fight pilot and is a former astronaut, was referring to White House government orders and insurance policies being pushed since Trump took workplace, together with Musk and Trump’s gutting of the federal workforce. Since January, Musk ― because the de facto head of the brand new so-called Department of Government Efficiency ― has overseen the firings of hundreds of staff in vital authorities roles.

The senator stated Friday might be his final time driving his car made by Tesla, which has seen its inventory plummet amid Musk’s selections with DOGE and tariffs imposed by Trump that would make it more durable for the electrical automobile firm to get the elements it must construct its automobiles.

On Tuesday, Trump paraded a number of Teslas exterior the White House in a bid to persuade his supporters to purchase the electrical automobile. Trump stated it was “very unfair” that the markets “want to penalize” Musk for his work with DOGE.

Kelly stated he’s wanting ahead to his subsequent car.

“Elon Musk kind of turned out to be an asshole, and I don’t want to be driving a car built and designed by an asshole,” Kelly added. “So, looking forward to my new ride.”