The president said he purchased a red Model S with personalised license plates that read "TRUTH" after promising Elon Musk he would buy one.

After telling electric car supports to 'rot in hell' a few years ago, the president says he's buying a Tesla to support Elon Musk after weeks of protests worldwide. Which one do you think he'll get?

Of course, Trump was once a sharp critic of Musk, too, which is especially notable given how tight the pair are now. A look at some of Trump's comments on EVs — and Musk: Trump marked Christmas 2023 with a social media post lumping “All Electric Car Lunacy” in with a number of political enemies that he said “are looking to destroy our once great USA.