Fox News White House Correspondent Peter Doocy revealed on Friday that the red Tesla that President Donald Trump purchased from Elon Musk during a White House event in March, as the automaker’s price plummeted, is reportedly poised to be sold or given away amid an epic rivalry between the two billionaires.
Doocy told Fox & Friends that the automobile Trump chose during the Tesla ceremony on the South Lawn is still in the White House driveway, but it may not be for long.
We’re told that that Tesla, the red Tesla with Florida tags, is either going to be given away or sold off,” Doocy said.
The Tesla promotion came as indignation built over Musk’s controversial cost-cutting methods at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which resulted in Teslas being firebombed and the company’s stock price plummeting.
During the occasion, Trump bemoaned that even after purchasing the Tesla, he would be unable to drive it.
Doocy also reported that Trump and Musk’s spat was far from unexpected, with tensions building for nearly a month.
He also denied claims that Trump and Musk planned to speak via phone on Friday.
“Aides are telling me that is not something they are tracking,” Doocy said. “It’s possible that some staffers might try to talk to Musk, but no Trump and Musk call at least not that we know about.”
