California Governor Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) has shared that Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk has turned out to be one of the biggest disappointments.
Elon Musk Is The Edison Of Our Time
In an interview with Axios, Newsom, on Wednesday, lamented Musk’s association with President Donald Trump. “One of the great disappointments,” Newsom said when asked about the SpaceX CEO.
Newsom then hailed Musk as “one of the great innovators of our time,” drawing parallels between Musk and inventor Thomas Edison. “He’s the Edison of our time. It breaks my heart,” Newsom shared. He added that he was one of the first people to get a Tesla vehicle off the line. “I’ve been one of their biggest proponent supporters,” Newsom said.
The California Governor then shared how a favorable regulatory environment in California helped Musk to become a “multi-billionaire, maybe trillionaire, that he’s become.”
Gavin Newsom’s Concerns About Chinese EVs
Describing it as the “greatest own goal,” Newsom shared that Musk, as well as Trump, were letting Chinese EVs grow on the global stage. “They have …
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