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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump announced on Tuesday via his social media platform, Truth Social, that he will doing “a major interview with Elon Musk” on Monday night, August 12.
On Truth Social, Trump wrote “On Monday night I’ll be doing a major interview with Elon Musk — details to follow”.
In a speech in Atlanta last weekend, Trump expressed his support for electric vehicles, attributing his stance to the strong endorsement from Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
“I’m for electric cars. I have to be, you know, because Elon [Musk] endorsed me very strongly. So, I have no choice,” Trump stated.
Last month, Tesla CEO announced on X he supported Trump following the assassination attempt. However, and after several reports, has denied that he pledged a monthly $45 million donation to the pro-Trump super PAC.
However, Trump raised concerns about the feasibility and costs associated with the transition to electric vehicles.
“They want to go all electric. And there’s no way you can ever load them up. They call them loading them. You can’t load them. We’re going to have to spend $9 trillion,” he claimed.
Here’s the full video of Trump’s comment on electric vehicles.
Trump also criticized the expenditure on charging infrastructure, particularly in the Midwest.
“In the Midwest, you saw they built chargers. Now, a charger is a gas pump with electricity coming through it. Is that good? So, it’s like — for eight chargers, they spent $9 billion,” he added.
The Presidential candidate has recently criticised electric vehicle (EV) mandates and green energy policies. Trump labeled the current administration’s green initiatives as a “scam” and pledged to redirect funds towards more traditional infrastructure projects.
“Ridiculous and actually incredible waste of taxpayer dollars that is fueling the inflation crisis,” Trump declared, referring to the government’s investment in green energy.
He attributed the rising inflation rates to the massive expenditures associated with what he termed the “Green New Scam.”
Written by Cláudio Afonso | LinkedIn | X
