Trump sells his red Tesla - dispute with Musk escalated!

Trump sells his red Tesla - dispute with Musk escalated!

In the shadow of the White House there is a bright red Tesla model S, which was acquired by Donald Trump. According to reports from sächsische.de the electric car was acquired in March at a sales show in the garden of the White House, which was organized by Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The vehicle that has a license plate with the initials "DJ" has been in the focus of the media since Friday morning. Despite Trump's initial enthusiasm for the vehicle and its price, which was between $ 70,000 and $ 80,000, he now faces the urge to sell it because of security concerns.

The Tesla, which is still next to the west wing, has so far not found a buyer. In the meantime, tensions between Trump and Musk have intensified. Musk threatened to publish relevant information about Trump's connections to Jeffrey Epstein, a name that has been in the headlines for years. Trump himself commented on musk and described him as "the man who lost the mind" in a brief statement for ABC.

The conflict between Trump and Musk

The cross-lying argument between Trump and Musk has according to Politifact also political dimensions. Musk accused Trump of being mentioned in the "Epstein files", and linked this with the reluctance to publish the files. These files included the investigative documents for the prosecution of Epstein, who died in a prison in 2019. Although there is no documented proof that Trump is directly connected to Epstein's crimes, there were reports of earlier encounters from the two that took place in the 1990s. However, Trump flew after an argument from Epstein, which he confirmed in 2019.

The "Epstein files" include documents that contain detailed information about the investigation against Epstein, which was made in the headlines because of his criminal machinations. According to time there was already a first publication of over 100 pages by the U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, which included flight protocols and a list of evidence. Names such as Trump and Bill Clinton are listed in this, but it is not clear whether these changes or links make Epstein's activities. The political pressure on the disclosure of further documents has increased, while the debate on whether there is a comprehensive "Epstein customer list" continues.

The story between Trump and Epstein is complex; Trump characterized Epstein several times as "great types" in the past, but has strongly distanced himself from him in recent years. This happened in particular after Epstein's new arrest. While the political banter continues, the Tesla Model S remains a symbol for the complexity of the current situation between Trump and Musk and the associated revelations.