Donald Trump is planning to sell the White House Tesla amid a bitter row with Elon Musk.
Mr Trump bought a red Model S Tesla in March when Mr Musk brought a range of his fleet to the White House for the president to peruse.
The purchase was a show of support for Mr Musk’s business at a time when his shares were tumbling, with Mr Trump declaring the car a “great product” and “as good as it gets”.
However, a senior administration official told NewsNation that Mr Trump now planned to sell or give away the car, which is currently parked at the White House and used by staff.
Musk spent hundreds of millions of dollars on the president’s re-election campaign before assuming a senior role in his government, but the two men have fallen out, primarily because of disagreements over Mr Trump’s tax-and-spend Bill.
On Thursday, Mr Trump suggested the Tesla billionaire had developed “Trump derangement syndrome”, while Mr Musk suggested he should be impeached and would cause the US to go into recession.
The president continued the war of words on Friday when he claimed Mr Musk had “lost his mind”, despite officials claiming he was “over” their public spat.
UK Telegraph