Sen. Mark Kelly says he's giving up his Tesla

Tesla sales are down, its stock prices are slumping and the Elon Musk-led electric vehicle company has just lost another previously satisfied customer in the U.S. Senate: Mark Kelly of Arizona. Political strategists Kevin Sheridan and Chuck Rocha join "America Decides" to analyze this and the Democrats' bad week in Congress.

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Mark Kelly ditches his Tesla

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Mark Kelly fires back at Musk over 'traitor' accusation

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Just days after saying Tesla Inc.’s recent stock selloff was overdone, Wedbush analyst Dan Ives, a well-known tech analyst and Tesla bull, is taking a different approach: He’s speaking to the manager.
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Bernie Sanders: Musk calling Mark Kelly a 'traitor' is 'beyond the pale'

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said the country is getting “sick and tired” of tech billionaire Elon Musk and slammed Musk’s accusation that Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) is a traitor for visiting Ukraine ...
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Trump says he's going to buy a Tesla as more Americans say they won't

After one of the worst single day sell-offs in Tesla’s history, President Donald Trump is throwing his support behind his advisor, billionaire Elon Musk, vowing to buy one of his cars
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Trump says he’s buying ‘brand new’ Tesla to support Musk

President Trump said he would be buying a “brand new” Tesla to support his senior adviser Elon Musk, as the stock market shows shares of the electric car company tumbling. “To Republicans, ...
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Trump says he will buy a Tesla vehicle after stock slump

The US president blames "radical left lunatics" but analysts point to Tesla sales slump.
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DOGE chief Elon Musk says he's running businesses 'with great difficulty' as Tesla shares tank

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Trump calls Tesla boycott ‘illegal’ and says he’s buying one to support Musk

Standing in the driveway of the White House with Tesla vehicles, Trump said he would label violence against the company’s showrooms as domestic terrorism. Donald Trump said he is buying a “brand ...
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Canadians believe that Mark Carney is the man to stand up to Donald Trump | Colin Horgan

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Billionaire investor Ron Baron is standing by Elon Musk's Tesla amid its dramatic sell-off.
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Trump calls Tesla boycott 'illegal' and says he's buying one to support Elon Musk

Trump called Musk, the controversial leader of Tesla and a new government efficiency initiative, a "truly great American."
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Mark Pope's Kentucky basketball team dispatched Oklahoma without Lamont Butler. If Pope wants Cats to thrive in NCAA tourney, he needs to rest guard.
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Jessie Holmes says his dogs deserve all the credit for his 'magical' first Iditarod win

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Notable Tesla investor says he hopes Musk’s government role is ‘short-lived’

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Noel Clarke’s wife tells court his accusers are liars who fabricated claims

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‘It’s not because I want people to think I’m great’: Michael Sheen on paying off £1m of his neighbours’ debts

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Elon Musk's politics are hurting Tesla, 85% say in investor survey

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