Mark Kelly ditches his Tesla
Amid the Friday chaos on Capitol Hill, Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) took to X to announce … he’s getting rid of his Tesla.
“This is going to be my last trip in this car,” Kelly said in a video posted to his social media.
The Arizona Democrat wrote the car felt like “a rolling billboard” advertising Elon Musk. The chainsaw-wielding special adviser to the president has spearheaded the Department of Government Efficiency’s shuttering of agencies and mass firings across the government. He’s also Tesla’s CEO.
Kelly said he couldn’t drive the car without thinking about the damage DOGE has brought on the government, including the firing of veterans.
“Elon Musk kind of turned out to be an asshole, and I don't want to drive a car built and designed by an asshole," Kelly said.
Earlier this week, President Donald Trump decided to buy his own Tesla, setting up a collection of the electric cars for his selection at the White House after protests broke out across the country at Tesla dealerships.
Following the car show, Senate Democrats sent a letter to the U.S. Office of Government Ethics asking the office to open an investigation, saying Musk and Trump used their roles to promote Musk’s company with their “temporary Tesla showroom.”