Senator Mark Kelly ditches his Tesla after Elon Musk calls him a traitor.
Saturday, 15 Mar 2025
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Arizona Senator Mark Kelly, a former Space Shuttle commander who used to work with Elon Musk’s SpaceX, has ditched his black Tesla Model S after publicly feuding with the world’s richest person in recent weeks.
“When I bought this thing, I didn’t think it was going to become a political issue. Every time I get in this car in the last 60 days or so, it reminds me of just how much damage Elon Musk and Donald Trump is doing to our country.
What matters is doing the right thing. I don’t wanna drive a car built and designed by an asshole.
I bought a Tesla because it was fast like a rocket ship. But now every time I drive it, I feel like a rolling billboard for a man dismantling our government and hurting people.
So Tesla, you’re fired!”
[Source](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-14/after-elon-musk-calls-him-a-traitor-senator-mark-kelly-ditches-tesla)
[Captain Mark Kelly’s video on Threads](https://www.threads.net/@captmarkkelly/post/DHL3AF2tYWD)
Ain’t that just special! Musk a South African draft dodger who because of that is not welcome in his own country, has the audacity to call this American hero a traitor. Need you know anymore about this despicable human being?
People need to stop buying Tesla’s. The only way to make these monsters feel pain, is their wallet.
Another brilliant American hero. As a Canadian, my question is…..why tRump?
Well the brand is trashed, this can only be a good thing. Germany has gone hard on Tesla’s today with the vandalism.
They may recover long term but for now the brand is completely toxic.
Kelly – AOC 2028.
Fuck Elon musk
Gabby Giffords husband too.
He’s absolutely right: Musk is an asshole. The world’s richest asshole and a complete fraud, just like Trump.
No wonder they love each other.
This man was my choice for Harris’ VP. I think that could have been a winning hand.
It’s incredible how musk gets away with this… he has a record of outlandish & in my mind libel insults like when he called the cave diver a paedo on twitter because they told musk to basically fuck off
Burn it!
Burn it!
Burn it!
That’s a lot of deletion.
Good for him, very happy I phone banked for him.
He should have ditched it a lot earlier
I really respect this man.
Hmm… Navy Captain, Astronaut, Senator guy or unelected crap bag? Who to side with? Choices are tough.
People should not be allowed to throw around the “T” word without repercussions.
It seems like things are getting worse and worse, every day.
Way to go, respect to you. As a geologist I have always said that Tesla’s EVs were a cult, and now I have been vindicated, it is a cult run by EM
Dude needs a bumper sticker for his new car that says “My other ride is the Space Shuttle”
Anyone know what he ended up getting?
Mark Kelly and AOC 2028 LFG!
So brave