Elon Musk was quick to point out that President Joe Biden ignored Tesla’s contributions to electric vehicle ventures in favor of Ford and GM’s during Tuesday’s State of the Union address.
As his speech wrapped up, Biden’s Twitter account reiterated Ford and GM’s investments of $11 billion and $7 billion, respectively, along with Ford’s 11,000 jobs and GM’s 4,000 jobs created as a result. Within an hour, Musk replied with how Tesla is outperforming their contributions.
“Tesla has created over 50,000 US jobs building electric vehicles & is investing more than double GM and Ford combined,” Musk tweeted in response.
Musk added, “fyi to person controlling this twitter.”
Tesla has created over 50,000 US jobs building electric vehicles & is investing more than double GM + Ford combined
[fyi to person controlling this twitter]
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 2, 2022
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In August, the Tesla CEO was not invited to Biden’s electric vehicle summit. Biden’s press secretary Jen Psaki implied it was because Tesla did not employ unionized workers.
“Well, we, of course, welcome the efforts of all automakers who recognize the potential of an electric vehicle future and support efforts that will help reach the president’s goal, and certainly, Tesla is one of those companies,” Psaki said, as noted by Fox Business. “Today, it’s the three largest employers of the United Auto Workers, and the UAW president who will stand with President Biden as he announces his ambitious new target, but I would not expect this is the last time we talk about clean cars, the move toward electric vehicles, and we look forward to having a range of partners in that effort.”
Yeah, seems odd that Tesla wasn’t invited
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 5, 2021
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Over the weekend, Musk has been praised for turning on SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service for the Ukrainian people after their service had been disrupted due to the Russian invasion.
Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov tweeted at Musk asking for his assistance, and within 10 hours, Musk replied, “Starlink service is now active in Ukraine. More terminals en route.”
