Trump hawking Teslas? That's his truest form

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Trump hawking Teslas? That's his truest form
The single-minded resolve of an aging grifter is his greatest weapon — and weakness

By Brian Karem
White House columnist
Published March 13, 2025 9:30AM (EDT)


(Salon) It’s settled. Donald Trump is a Tesla car salesman. If you have any doubts, then I refer you to Trump and Elon Musk’s appearance on the South Lawn of the White House Tuesday to plug the flagging car brand. That’s right, Tesla’s been suffering under Musk’s leadership – particularly after he embraced Trump to the point where many can’t tell where one man begins and the other ends. Angry customers have protested Tesla dealerships, sales have suffered and Tesla’s stock has tumbled.

So there they were on the South Lawn in a red “S” series Tesla; Trump fumbling around pretending to be enamored of the computer software, while his faithful Renfield, Musk, smiled donning a black MAGA hat and his usual casual attire. For the richest guy on the planet, he certainly has a limited wardrobe. But to his credit, the pair looked like they were on a date. Trump would like to say he’s the husband, but some suspect he and Musk have swapped genders in that relationship.

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Trump’s idea of cleaning up is to burn it all down. He’s the car salesman who sells you a lemon, burns down the dealership, destroys the manufacturing, advertising and even the instruction manual and tries to make you think you’re benefiting from it.

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Trump is dangerous, exceedingly so. But let’s be honest, Count Donald is also getting exceedingly boring. He has no imagination in his criminality; no panache, no style, no originality. Hell, if you stand up to him he’s not even that scary. He’s just a schoolyard bully with less brawn and brain than he thinks, but excels at survival. He’s conniving, manipulative and has somehow incredibly managed to survive flying on the seat of some very thin pants since his father sent him out to collect rent as a budding slumlord. ..................(more)

https://www.salon.com/2025/03/13/turn-as-a-tesla-sales-hack-is-his-truest-form/