Trump-Musk spat hits Tesla shares

The very public row between U.S. President Donald Trump and the
world’s richest man, Elon Musk – playing out on their own social
media networks – has further damaged the share price of Tesla

TESLA SHARE PRICE DURING WAR OF WORDS ($)

10:00am 11:00am 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 3:00pm 4:00pm

340
330
320
310
300
290
280
270

THU, JUN 5, 2025*

OPEN 9:30AM
$332.05

CLOSE
4:00PM
$284.68

Trump:
I’m very
disappointed
in Elon. I’ve
helped Elon
a lot.

Musk:
Without me,
Trump would
have lost the
election.
Such
ingratitude.

Trump:
I asked him
to leave...
and he
just went
CRAZY!

Musk:
Such an
obvious
lie. So
sad.

TESLA SHARE PRICE OVER PAST SIX MONTHS ($)

Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun

500
450
400
350
300
250
200

2024 2025

DEC 2
$357.09

DEC 17
$479.86

JUN 5
$284.68

Trump sworn
into office

•Dec 17, 2024: Tesla
share price hits one of
its highest valuations –
$479.86

•Jan 20, 2025: Trump
becomes U.S. president
and Musk is appointed
head of DOGE

•Jun 5: Since high
of Dec 17, Tesla share
price has lost 41% of
its value

*NASDAQ normal trading hours shown, local time (GMT-5) Sources: BBC, Bloomberg, Reuters,
Yahoo! Finance. Pictures: The White House, Getty Images
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