MSNBC’s Rachel Madow was pulling Rachel Madow on Wednesday night.
Left Cable host dedicated a segment of her show Condemnation “Self-dealing” over President Donald Trump, the corrupt Musk and the possibility of purchasing $400 million of armored Tesla vehicles through a State Department contract. However, Maddow omitted important details of the story. Planned purchases were listed in the procurement document Released in December Under former President Joe Biden’s administration, weeks before President Trump took office. (Subscribe to Mr. Right, a weekly newsletter on modern masculinity)
Tonight, Rachel Madow led her show with her hit with Cybertruck & Elon, suggesting that the $400 million proposed for Armored Teslas is an example of “self-dealing.”
However, she conveniently ruled out that the procurement list was revised in December 2024 when Biden was president. … pic.twitter.com/hyu9ufroe4
– Sawyer Merritt (@sawyermerritt) February 13, 2025
On Thursday, the Trump State Department was pushed back to Madow. Other reportssays the plan came from the Biden administration with the goal of “exploring the interests of private companies in order to produce armored electric vehicles.”
“The solicitation is pending and there are no current plans to issue it,” the State Department said.
The State Department has further shut down speculation, tell Axios, “No government contracts have been awarded to Tesla or other vehicle manufacturers to produce State Department armored electric vehicles.”
Musk also fought back, Posts On X, “I’m sure Tesla hasn’t won $400 million. At least no one’s mentioning me.”
I’m sure Tesla hasn’t won $400 million. At least no one mentions me.
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 13, 2025
He called the MSNBC host directly.
Hey @maddowwhy is it a lie? https://t.co/guzax7mvef
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 13, 2025
Of course, Maddow’s “report” had all the traps of MSNBC’s plot, like the Russiagate hoax. In other words, it was false and misleading.
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