According to published reports, Musk spent nearly $300 million to buy himself an election and a president so he could mess around in our government. But the man with the shiny red chainsaw never imagined that his destructive actions — and the mounting public disgust they have sparked —would end up cutting into Tesla.

Elon Musk is dialing down his DOGE role that triggered protests and vandalism at Tesla stores. But its EV business needs a hit product and none is on the horizon. And the company’s booming battery business,