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Biden Breaks His Silence on Tesla by Touting U.S. Manufacturing
- Tesla’s Musk has called Biden ‘damp sock puppet in human form’
- President mentions company during speech at White House
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President Joe Biden finally invoked the name of the world’s most valuable automaker -- the first time he has publicly uttered the word “Tesla” since taking office.
Even though Biden says he’s a car guy and embraces electric vehicles as a way to counter climate change, he has resisted mentioning the global brand most clearly associated with EVs.