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| Elon Musk lands $400M government deal for 'Armored Teslas' despite major federal budget cuts by DOGE |
| 2025-02-14 |
| [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Elon Musk's Tesla appears set to get a $400 million contract from the US State Department, even as Donald Trump's 'First Buddy' looks for budget cuts with the Department of Government Efficiency. That follows up a $38.5 million deal with Musk's SpaceX on Monday which outraged liberals. Marco Rubio's Department of State appears to have altered its fourth quarter procurement forecast to include the $400 million buy for 'Armored Tesla.' No such vehicle appears to exist as of yet, the modification to the budget was made on December 13. Under a headline on the forecast that says 'extent completed' under the Tesla buy, it reads 'TBD' according to Drop Site News. The DOGE chairman is used to dealing with the government, as SpaceX and Tesla have gotten a combined $18 billion in federal contracts since 2015, dating back to Barack Obama's presidency. DailyMail.com has reached out to the State Department, Tesla and the White House for comment. Speaking with reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday, Musk insisted there is no conflict of interest if his companies receive government contracts from the same agencies where he is looking to conduct cuts. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #3 An armored vehicle that sometimes explodes and burns on it's own. That'll work well. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2025-02-14 09:01 |
| #2 ^ #1 The State Dept. came to Elon with the deal under Biden admin and that President Trump killed the deal. and they wonder why they have zero credibility |
| Posted by: Warthog 2025-02-14 08:42 |
| #1 ...Yet she conveniently left out that the procurement list was revised in Dec 2024, when Biden was President. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2025-02-14 07:17 |