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(AFP) Tesla electric vehicles at a charging station in Alhambra, California on March 11, 2025. Tesla has taken a massive hit over the past few months with people protesting against Elon Musk and sales slumping overseas as stocks continue to drop, wiping out billions in market value.

President Donald Trump responded on March 11, 2025 to plummeting Tesla share prices by briefly turning the White House into a showroom, announcing he was buying one of the electric cars manufactured by close advisor Elon Musk, and threatening anti-Tesla protesters with "hell." (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP)