Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has said he regrets a joke about wanting Tesla’s stock to fall.
Last week, the failed vice-presidential candidate told an audience that seeing a decline in Tesla’s stock price makes him happy.
“I don’t know if some of you know this on the iPhone; they’ve got that little stock app,” Walz said in what appeared to be some sort of comedic routine.
”I added Tesla to it to give me a little boost during the day. $225 and dropping!”
”And if you own one, if you own one, we’re not blaming you. You can take dental floss and pull the Tesla thing off, you know, just telling you.”
If you need a little boost during the day, check out Tesla stock pic.twitter.com/KBEh6pOZLW
— Tim Walz (@Tim_Walz) March 19, 2025
However, Walz appears to have now backtracked on those comments, admitting that Elon Musk “bugs me in a way that’s probably unhealthy.”
“I have to be careful about being a smartass,” he said. “I was making a joke.”
”These people have no sense of humor. They are the most literal people.”
“They’re all mad, and I said something I probably shouldn’t have about a company.”
His apology came after it emerged that the Minnesota State Board of Investment’s pension fund owned around 1.8 million shares of Tesla stock.
This stake is equivalent to around $400 million and a direct link to the financial security of his constituents.
NEW: Tim Walz tries to backtrack from his comment about Tesla stock by labeling it as “humor.” Seriously?
“This guy bugs me in a way that’s probably unhealthy.”
“I have to be careful about being a smartass. I was making a joke. These people have no sense of humor.” pic.twitter.com/zVmmenyTIZ
— The Gas Stove (@TheGasStovee) March 22, 2025
While Tesla’s stock rose considerably after Trump’s landslide election victory, it has since fallen back as Democrats launch a full-scale war against the luxury electric car company, which has previously been valued at over $1 trillion.
Their hatred is fuelled entirely by the actions of CEO Elon Musk and his role as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency.
Since assuming the advisory role in January, Musk has identified billions in potential cuts and savings and has pledged to trim $1 trillion in fraud and waste from the federal budget.
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