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Thursday, February 13, 2025

$400 Million Worth of 'Armored Tesla'

The State Department was planning to buy $400 million worth of "Armored Tesla" later this year, according to its 2025 procurement forecast, a document outlining projections of anticipated contracts, which was published in December.

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As of late Wednesday, both versions of the 2025 procurement forecast remained available on different State Department webpages. The earlier version that mentions Tesla also lists the planned procurement under NAICS Code 311999, an industry code for miscellaneous food manufacturing, while the newer version, which says it was modified at 9:12 p.m., Feb. 12, lists the revised "Armored Electric Vehicles" procurement under NAICS Code 561613 for "Armored Car Services." No other changes were made in the document, which contains 319 other line items.

THat is after Fat Felon mocked the military buying electric vehicles during the campaign.

"I'm pretty sure Tesla isn't getting $400M. No one mentioned it to me, at least," Musk posted on X, the social media platform he also owns, early Thursday.

Riiiiigggggttttt.

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#1 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-02-13 09:48 AM

LOL anyone who thought spending cuts would actually happen to a meaningful level.

Any program cut we'll see is simply allowing money to be redirected to a Trump insider. DOGE is nothing but pure corruption for wealth transfer via the Treasury.

#2 | Posted by jpw at 2025-02-13 10:10 AM

re: #2 JPW

The average-intelligence people worried this would happen, and it is happening

#3 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-02-13 10:42 AM

Yup.

Then you look on the threads about DOGE and the righties are swallowing what they've being fed hook, line and sinker.

#4 | Posted by jpw at 2025-02-13 11:36 AM

It was the Biden administration who planned to spend the $400 million with Tesla. Funny how the line item got renamed and "Tesla" was replaced with "armored Electric Vehicles"

"Reports late Wednesday showed the U.S. State Department's procurement forecast for 2025 included a $400 million line item titled "Armored Tesla (Production Units)." It's a five-year contract with deliveries set to begin in Q4.

The State Department claims the procurement forecast update occurred in December, making it Biden administration work and not yet under the Trump administration.

The line item, reported by Electrek and others online, was edited to remove the mention of Tesla about six hours after it became public, to simply say "armored Electric Vehicles."

www.investors.com

#5 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-13 12:22 PM

#2 | Posted by jpw at 2025-02-13 10:10 AM | Reply | Flag: | Raetard

You should stick to posting spoof/parody accounts.

#6 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-13 12:24 PM

The daughter-boning orange pedo can piss away another $20 million by taking one of these grotesqueries to the next Super Bowl.

#7 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-13 12:26 PM

You should stick to posting spoof/parody accounts.

#6 | POSTED BY LFTHNDTHRDS

You should just shut you idiotic, ignorant dumba%^ mouth.

You're never been right about a thing, dumbf^%#.

#8 | Posted by jpw at 2025-02-13 02:41 PM

Now that was a special response. You just showed me...LMAO

#9 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-13 03:09 PM

You're too stupid to understand why it applies.

In any case, this contract has been on hold.

#10 | Posted by jpw at 2025-02-13 03:22 PM

#10 | Posted by jpw at 2025-02-13 03:22 PM | Reply | Flag:

Oh, I fully understand. This was a Biden administration issue and you decided to open your retarded mouth too soon and blame it on Trump and "cRoNyIsM"

Just like your stupid comments and parody account posts. Either you won't read what's available, or your incapable of comprehension on a 6th grade level.

#11 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-13 03:54 PM

It was the Biden administration who planned to spend the $400 million with Tesla.

Well then, that's that.

Looks like Trump has no other option but to go through with it.

We all know how much Trump hates to disappoint Biden.

#12 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-13 04:07 PM

Besides, I doubt Elon Musk considers $400 million taxpayer dollars going into his private bank account to be wasteful.

#13 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-13 04:08 PM

Well then, that's that.

Looks like Trump has no other option but to go through with it.

We all know how much Trump hates to disappoint Biden.

#12 | POSTED BY CLOWNSHACK AT 2025-02-13 04:07 PM | REPLY

You can't be serious. For real? Your president earmarked $400 million for Tesla and now it's Trump's fault for not doing something about it.

I need to apologize to JPW for giving him the heavyweight champion title for stupidity.

#14 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-13 08:06 PM

Looks like Trump has no other option but to go through with it.
- clownhack

Sort of like the Afghanistan pullout?

Biden actually order these., Biden and his cohorts were running around spending on absolute BS.

Oh FFS what waste of money.

Trump should block it!

#15 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-02-13 08:20 PM

Trump's fault for not doing something about it
- hangstotheleft

Yes, block it, like everything else that --------- Biden did.

#16 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-02-13 08:22 PM

Check out the child-raping orange jizzfart's $30 trillion debt debacle.

#17 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-13 08:26 PM

Sort of like the Afghanistan pullout?

Good point.

Was pulling out of Afghanistan Biden's fault or Trump's fault?

If you ask lfthndturds, he would say pulling out of Afghanistan was Biden's fault.

While at the same time telling you, spending $400 million on Tesla is also Biden's fault.

It's the one track mind of people suffering from ivermectin poisoning.

#18 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-13 08:56 PM

Your president earmarked $400 million for Tesla and now it's Trump's fault for not doing something about it.

Weird way to admit you're an immigrant.

Besides. What are you complaining about?

I already said:

"Well then, that's that.
Looks like Trump has no other option but to go through with it.
We all know how much Trump hates to disappoint Biden."

Seems like you agree with me.

Say it with me, "There's nothing Trump can do!"

#19 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-13 08:59 PM

Besides. Trump would never deny Musk $400 million.

He knows better than to bite the hand that feeds him.

#20 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-13 09:00 PM

"Check out the child-raping orange jizzfart's $30 trillion debt debacle.
www.crfb.org

#17 | POSTED BY REINHEITSGEBOT AT 2025-02-13 08:26 PM | REPLY | FLAG:"

You are such a dumb person.

This is the argument you are making:

"So prior to 2017 we had all of $6 trillion in debt, then racked up $30 trillion in 4 years and ran zero deficits the last 4 years."

That is so amazingly stupid and so easily provable as false........get a life.

#21 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-02-13 09:12 PM

www.investopedia.com

This here says the national debt was 21 Trillion dollars in 2017. I don't know where you are getting 8 trillion dollars from.

#22 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-02-13 09:24 PM

"If you ask lfthndturds, he would say pulling out of Afghanistan was Biden's fault."

How the withdrawal was conducted was 100% Biden's fault.

Your false equivalencies are pathetic.

#23 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-02-13 09:26 PM

"This here says the national debt was 21 Trillion dollars in 2017. I don't know where you are getting 8 trillion dollars from.

#22 | POSTED BY LAURAMOHR AT 2025-02-13 09:24 PM"

Reinhegetsidiot is blaming 30 of our 36 trillion of debt on Trump.

I was taking his stupid assertion and rubbing his nose in it. You actually helped rub his nose in his own feces.

#24 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-02-13 09:27 PM

David Stockman has a little more credibility than a paste-eating ------- like Patricide Jeff.

#25 | Posted by Reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-13 09:33 PM

If you ask lfthndturds"

#18 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-13 08:56 PM | Reply | Fl
Clownshack smoked a rotten di#k and got some bad juju... That's terrible. I hate it when that happens.

#26 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-13 09:36 PM

You're the idiot trying to put $30 trillion of $36 trillion in debt over the course of 4 years, ------.

Why don't you hand me your shovel so you can stop digging your hole.

#27 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-02-13 09:37 PM

~If you ask lfthndthrds

He would tell you to stay away from random di@k and cheap bath houses. That ---- causes diseases Ivermectin can't even touch.

#28 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-13 09:38 PM

Read it and weep, you patricidal ---------.

#29 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-13 09:40 PM

Read it and weep, you patricidal ---------.

www.crfb.org

#29 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-13 09:40 PM | Reply | Flag:

The ---- fissure shows up to male a point...

#30 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-13 09:42 PM

*make

#31 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-13 09:42 PM

Luvsorangeturds squeals with delight when his beefy sister uses his distended ---- chute as a speed bag.

#32 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-13 09:45 PM

Luvsorangeturds squeals with delight when his beefy sister uses his distended ---- chute as a speed bag.

#32 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-13 09:45 PM | Reply | Flag

Did you get a piece of Ashley in her shower too?

#33 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-13 09:46 PM

Joe sure did..

#34 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-13 09:47 PM

Did you hold down Katie Johnson while the orange pedo defiled her?

#35 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-13 09:48 PM

Uh oh, ---------- disappeared.

#36 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-13 09:48 PM

Do you condone Joe's pedophilia?

#37 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-13 09:48 PM

-----, You still there?

#38 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-13 09:49 PM

The prisoners at Angola spit-roasted luvsorangeturds.

#39 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-13 09:50 PM

Rine must've went on vacation... Thats nice

#40 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-13 09:50 PM

"Read it and weep, you patricidal ---------.
www.crfb.org

#29 | POSTED BY REINHEITSGEBOT AT 2025-02-13 09:40 PM | FLAG: "

I don't even need to. I already eviscerated your BS. Laura Mohr did too, although I don't think Laura Mohr did so to deliberately call out your BS.

Given you tortured small animals as a kid I cringe to think about what you are into now. Probably young kids. You dress up in a clown suit and drive an ice cream truck. If you are ever spotted by neighborhood watch you will end up in the hospital

#41 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-02-13 09:50 PM

The prisoners at Angola spit-roasted luvsorangeturds.

#39 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-13 09:50 PM | Reply | Flag

Oh, now we see.. You like it violent.... You must have experience....

#42 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-13 09:51 PM

do tell

#43 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-13 09:52 PM

Luvsorangeturds, why hasn't your child-raping orange hero declassified the Epstein Files? Lol

#44 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-13 09:52 PM

Reinhegetsidiot spends his time stalking the playground area of parks from his perch in a large tree and tries to sneak into Chuck E Cheese even though he has a restraining order out on him for that. This cretin has been hit by more mom's purses than any child predator in history.

#45 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-02-13 09:53 PM

Patricide Jeff killed his own relatives with horse paste.

#46 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-13 09:54 PM

Reinhegetsidiot started with burning insects with a magnifying glass. It got progressively worse from there.

#47 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-02-13 09:55 PM

Take the L, you disgusting sack of gout.

#48 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-13 09:56 PM

Luvsorangeturds, why hasn't your child-raping orange hero declassified the Epstein Files? Lol

#44 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-13 09:52 PM | Reply | Flag

Not sure why, but it's likely got something to do with the status quo of your daddy (Bill Clinton) and his hiding of evidence. I hope Trump goes to prison if he was involved, that's a lot more than I can say for you.

#49 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-13 09:56 PM

Patricide Jeff's relatives welcomed death after seeing what a disgusting MAGAt he turned into.

#50 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-13 09:57 PM

Take the L, you disgusting sack of gout.

www.crfb.org

#48 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-13 09:56 PM | Reply | Flag

The "L" where you lust for sick power?

#51 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-13 09:57 PM

From Reinhegetsidiot's own link:

"During his first term in the Oval Office, Donald Trump added nearly $8 trillion to the national debt. "

So, according to this child predator's math and reading skills $8 trillion = $30 trillion.

#52 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-02-13 09:59 PM

Rein lusts for power over the FBI van parked outside his house. that pedo...

#53 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-13 09:59 PM

Clownshack smoked a rotten di#k and got some bad juju... That's terrible. I hate it when that happens.
#26 | POSTED BY LFTHNDTURDS

You smoke rotten dick?

Did you mean to admit that?

Weird.

#54 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-13 09:59 PM

Doe 174 is all over the Epstein Files and the flight logs for Lolita Express. That's why Luvsorangeturds worships him.

#55 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-13 09:59 PM

"Patricide Jeff's relatives welcomed death after seeing what a disgusting MAGAt he turned into.

#50 | POSTED BY REINHEITSGEBOT AT 2025-02-13 09:57 PM | REPLY | FLAG:"

At least you changed it up a bit. "Patricide Jeff killed with horse-paste" on constant repeat is boring and unimaginative.

#56 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-02-13 10:00 PM

Weird.

#54 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-13 09:59 PM | Reply | Flag

Yes you are... Thanks for your admittance.

#57 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-13 10:00 PM

When Harry met Sally = When Rine met Clownshack

#58 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-13 10:01 PM

Reinhegetsidiot is the most frequent visitor the ------ site has.

#59 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-02-13 10:01 PM

David Stockman: Trump's $30 trillion Debt Disaster

Take the L, you sheep-drench pushing killer.

#60 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-13 10:02 PM

Patricide Jeff offed his old man and then violated his corpse.

#61 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-13 10:03 PM

Rein feeds off children.

#62 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-13 10:03 PM

He would tell you to stay away from random di@k and cheap bath houses. That ---- causes diseases Ivermectin can't even touch.
#28 | POSTED BY LFTHNDTURDS

Thanks for sharing.

I guess an anonymous forum is a safe space for you to open up.

Hope you're feeling better.

Don't worry. There was nothing Trump could have done.

He has to do what Biden said to do.

#63 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-13 10:03 PM

Learn math, kid diddler.

#64 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-02-13 10:03 PM

#63 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-13 10:03 PM | Reply | Flag

You should pay more attention to Rine, pedo.

#65 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-13 10:05 PM

Luvsorangeturds nickname in Angola was short eyes.

#66 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-13 10:05 PM

Reinhegetsidiot is the most frequent visitor the ------ site has.

He's a fan of Marlon Brando?

#67 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-13 10:06 PM

Luvsorangeturds nickname in Angola was short eyes.

#66 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-13 10:05 PM | Reply | Flag

Sounds like you got reamed in prison... That's your problem...

#68 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-13 10:06 PM

Luvsorangeturds and Patricide Jeff tag-team toddlers.

#69 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-13 10:06 PM

Reinhegetsidiot's classification on his arrest warrant is pedophile.

#70 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-02-13 10:07 PM

#2 | Posted by jpw at 2025-02-13 10:10 AM | Reply | Flag: | Raetard

#6 | Posted by lfthndthrds

Noted.

#71 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2025-02-13 10:07 PM

"He's a fan of Marlon Brando?

#67 | POSTED BY CLOWNSHACK"

Did Marlon Brando have an affiliation with ------? That's a serious question - I've never heard anything about that.

#72 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-02-13 10:08 PM

He's a fan of Marlon Brando?

#67 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-13 10:06 PM | Reply | Flag:

Are you? Did you lose your movie history booklet?

#73 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-13 10:08 PM

Patricide Jeff is a diaper sniper.

#74 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-13 10:09 PM

I do know that Chuck Berry was into some effed up stuff.

#75 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-02-13 10:09 PM

You should pay more attention to Rine
#65 | POSTED BY LFTHNDTURDS

Why?

He already has you and BullBringer dancing for him.

You should take a break from posting your confessions and find another rotten dick to suck.

#76 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-13 10:09 PM

Noted.

#71 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2025-02-13 10:07 PM | Reply | Flag

What else did you note? That you were are a ------? Later moron.

#77 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-13 10:09 PM

Berry loved farting on hookers.

#78 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-02-13 10:10 PM

Did Marlon Brando have an affiliation with ------?

There's an entire association of Marlon Brando Lookalikes.

The North America chapter has branches throughout the country.

You should look into it. You'd be impressed by the dedication some people have.

#79 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-13 10:11 PM

"find another rotten dick to suck.
#76 | POSTED BY CLOWNSHACK AT 2025-02-13 10:09 PM | REPLY | FLAG:"

That's literally what you do. And that's fine. Whatever floats your boat just so long as you aren't hurting anyone.

#80 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-02-13 10:11 PM

"#79 | POSTED BY CLOWNSHACK AT 2025-02-13 10:11 PM | FLAG: "

Interesting I will check it out. Thank you for sharing.

#81 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-02-13 10:12 PM

Why?

#76 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-13 10:09 PM | Reply | Flag:

Because you already sucked a rotten dick, and you don't care about spreading your disease. The surgeon General already told yo how to contain this virus but you refuse to listen. It's up to you to save your type. But go ahead and see If I care.

#82 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-13 10:13 PM

Clownshack,

Again, thank you for sharing that but you didn't actually answer my question - did Brando have an affiliation with ------? That is what you implied.

#83 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-02-13 10:14 PM

Clownshack thinks Freddy Mercury was a martyr.

#84 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-13 10:15 PM

Luvsorangeturds is jealous because his hulking sister got all the testosterone in the family.

#85 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-13 10:18 PM

#82 | POSTED BY LFTHNDTURDS

You're the idiot who outed himself as loving rotten dick.

Deal with it.

#86 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-13 10:20 PM

did Brando have an affiliation with ------? That is what you implied.

The Marlon Brando Lookalike culture is very prevalent North America.

They have an association.

#87 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-13 10:22 PM

You're the idiot who outed himself as loving rotten dick.

Deal with it.

#86 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-13 10:20 PM | Reply | Flag

You poor thing...

#88 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-13 10:22 PM

They have an association.

#87 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-13 10:22 PM | Reply | Flag:

Like the ----------- assn.?

#89 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-13 10:23 PM

bellringer- the marlon brando thing is a south park joke.

#90 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-02-13 10:27 PM

Patricide Jeff hired George Santos to do the Cameo for ------.

#91 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-13 10:30 PM

For people who like to bring up pedophilia all the time, Trumpers sure get caught doing pedophilia all the time. Especially the scammy scummy cult church people, including pastors!

#92 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-02-13 10:33 PM

"bellringer- the marlon brando thing is a south park joke.

#90 | POSTED BY ALEXANDRITE AT 2025-02-13 10:27 PM"

Ah. Okay. Thank you

#93 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-02-13 10:35 PM

These are Patricide Jeff's and luvsorangeturds' comrades.

docs.google.com

#94 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-13 10:37 PM

If you want a fleet of armored EV, the only realistic option is Tesla. We Dems built that.

#95 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2025-02-14 09:40 AM

Either you won't read what's available, or your incapable of comprehension on a 6th grade level.

#11 | Posted by lfthndthrds

LOL this stupid sack of s*&^ acting like he knew this all along.

#96 | Posted by jpw at 2025-02-14 10:41 AM

The contract/documents were From/set up under the biden administration:

From he article: "The lucrative contract " which is projected to be awarded in September " was published on the State Department's website last year in accordance with transparency laws aimed at boosting competition in the government's procurement process and was amended Wednesday to remove Tesla as a manufacturer."

#97 | Posted by MSgt at 2025-02-14 11:28 AM

The ketamine-addicted nazi siphoned $20 billion from the U.S. government. What a parasite.

#98 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-14 11:37 AM

The armored rolling dumpsters can be named "Wankpanzers"

#99 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-02-15 08:57 AM

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