In the end, the only cut Elon will get is his own juicy EV mandates. - Made 2T of noise - So far only 9B proposed cuts - Tesla dropped because of his focus on DOGE, but still the CEO had influence in WH. - Then realized budget is only expanding, DOGE is toothless, and he is not wanted - Got a bill that removes the EV mandate => Is that bad for Tesla? ;) - Got into a fight and lost the credit with the WH => Is that bad for Tesla? So: zero actual change made, worse relationship with WH, lost the EV mandate cashcow