Summary
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick urged Fox News viewers to buy Tesla stock, praising Elon Musk as “the best person to bet on.”
Speaking on Jesse Watters Primetime, Lutnick defended Musk amid vandalism protests linked to Musk’s support for far-right politics and federal budget cuts.
He claimed Musk’s innovations, including robots and space technology, make Tesla stock undervalued.
Lutnick’s comments sparked criticism over potential legal and ethical conflicts, as government officials promoting individual stocks may violate ethics regulations.
Man, Musk’s innovations are amazing. Tesla’s service department makes so much money
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Slam your door too hard and the door card falls off?
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Monitor that controls most things in your car starts to fail because it was the biggest but not checked to be automotive grade?
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Your gas pedal gets stuck to the trim and makes your car speedy?
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