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Mark Cuban on Elon Musk Abandoning His 'Core Market':
"Manipulating The Most Powerful Man In The World Is Worth More Than Tesla's EV Sales"
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"Having the power to manipulate the most powerful man in the world is far more valuable than any amount of EV sales from Tesla," Cuban remarked. "Just being able to be the Puppet Master." finance.yahoo.com/news/mark-cu ... Elon the Puppet Master![image or embed] -- Doc Lombo (@hanslombardo.com) January 17, 2025 at 1:03 PM
"Having the power to manipulate the most powerful man in the world is far more valuable than any amount of EV sales from Tesla," Cuban remarked. "Just being able to be the Puppet Master." finance.yahoo.com/news/mark-cu ... Elon the Puppet Master![image or embed]
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"Cuban pointed out the apparent contradiction: Tesla's customer base is largely composed of environmentally conscious individuals who are unlikely to align with Trump's policies or rhetoric.
Musk's decision to lean heavily into Republican politics, Cuban argued, seems to abandon the very audience that helped Tesla rise to prominence.
Brian Tyler Cohen asked Cuban whether it makes sense for Musk to support a political party that barely acknowledges climate change.
As the CEO of an EV company, his consumer base consists mostly of people who care about climate change.
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"Having the power to manipulate the most powerful man in the world is far more valuable than any amount of EV sales from Tesla," Cuban remarked.
"Just being able to be the Puppet Master."
#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-01-17 10:17 AM | Reply
Was composed of, was. Then came the Model 3.
#2 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2025-01-17 10:33 AM | Reply
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