The thing is, it's not strange at all. Graft and corruption were the usual way throughout most of history.
Over the last 80 or so years, we have, at least every once in a while, tried tackling those issues. For a variety of reasons mainly related to economics, the US government is now headed by people who want to return to the old ways, mainly for their personal enrichment. So it's, I don't know, 80 years of attempts to do better, and ~5920 years of the status quo.
The thing is, the solicitation was initiated under the Biden administration and when Trump/Musk found out about it, they actually halted it [0]
> Vehicles made by Elon Musk’s company were on a purchase list issued before Donald Trump was inaugurated, and before Mr. Musk became one of the president’s top advisers.[1]
Sorry, but the basis for your narrative just blew up. But I'm sure you'll try to find a way to blame Trump/Musk for this anyway.
I'll keep that in mind as a guy has his interns plumb around in sensitive government computer systems for... reasons... with no statutory or constitutional authority to do so.
Completely benevolent reasons, I'm sure.
You don't get to the levels of wealth that Trump and Musk have attained without thoroughly screwing over a lot of people. One contract being halted doesn't exonerate them from that.
Liz Cheney, the Republican who was elected by Republicans as a Republican to congress? I agree with your sentiment though, Democrats reach across the aisle far too often.
Wow, this false statement and these comments just falling in line with the leftist narrative even when it's based on pure lies.
Here are the facts.
- this solicitation for purchasing armored electric vehicles was initiated by the Biden administration.
- when Trump/Musk found out about this, they actually halted it
> In a statement, the State Department said the contract started in the Biden administration "to explore interest from private companies to produce armored electric vehicles."
>Tesla was the only company to express interest in the department's request at the time.
>Typically the next step would be "an official solicitation" for vehicle manufacturers to bid. But the solicitation is now on hold, according to a State Department spokesperson.
> The government spokesperson said the previous administration under Joe Biden had put out a request for armoured electric vehicles, but only one unnamed company had responded.
I believe the solicitation put out by the previous govt read "Armored Tesla Vehicles" and not EVs. I think it was changed to EVs recently? And the sole bidder was a company that would acquire the EVs and harden it I guess?
