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.
That didn’t read as if he still isn’t being “considered” just that they aren’t showing the company name on the list of “potential” vendors…
“Tesla’s name was removed from a State Department document that listed planned vehicle purchases after the existence of the list was reported late Wednesday.”
“Later on Wednesday, a different version of the procurement document appeared online. It referred to “armored electric vehicles,” omitting any mention of Tesla.”
To me that reads like “there was a list of specific vendors, now there’s just a generic statement of product being desired with no vendors listed.”
That didn’t read as if he still isn’t being “considered” just that they aren’t showing the company name on the list of “potential” vendors…
“Tesla’s name was removed from a State Department document that listed planned vehicle purchases after the existence of the list was reported late Wednesday.”
“Later on Wednesday, a different version of the procurement document appeared online. It referred to “armored electric vehicles,” omitting any mention of Tesla.”
To me that reads like “there was a list of specific vendors, now there’s just a generic statement of product being desired with no vendors listed.”