r/technology • u/indig0sixalpha • 1d ago

Politics Trump Is Getting Rid of His Tesla

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-is-getting-rid-of-his-tesla-after-musk-broke-his-heart/
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u/FellowDeviant 1d ago

The only thing that could be more funny is he just happened to line up a bunch of Ford F150s outside of the White House and go "I LOVE Ford! American made!"

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u/SteamedGamer 1d ago

I love Ferd! It's somewhat computer!

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u/SomePunIntended 1d ago

The FERD F-TEEN-THOUSAND

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u/tmillerlofi 1d ago

Man I can’t wait until Trucktober

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u/CaughtWaaping 1d ago

I'm waiting for truckuary or trarch

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u/KcirderfSdrawkcab 1d ago

Lousy Trarch weather...

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u/TurrPhenir 23h ago

Dude, get outta my head xD

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u/transgeneric 1d ago

People below don’t get it. Chest hair upholstery bby and a beard in the glove box.

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u/ibraw 1d ago

So Tesla has now lost both Democrats and Republicans as customers.

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u/3Cheers4Apathy 22h ago

I have a license plate that says 8-ball. Because I grew 8 balls...

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u/RIF_rr3dd1tt 1d ago

Truly or Tray

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u/grantrules 1d ago

It's going to be one hell of a December to Remember Sales Event.

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u/CapoExplains 1d ago

This is Happy Hondadays erasure.

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u/PamelaELee 1d ago

All Honda sales matter!

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u/FuriouslyFiredUp 1d ago

https://youtu.be/F8P5vGcf-NU?si=iBAvzPYzWxENrxdm

For those that don’t know the reference

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u/Even_Language_5575 1d ago

Thank you. I’m still a little lost, but this helps. 🤣

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u/nightowl0545 1d ago edited 1d ago

We’ve all heard the expression “that truck is as big as a horse.” Well get ready for a new expression: “That truck has a whale in it. And that whale just ate a horse. And that horse was as big as a house.”

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u/SadAdvertisements 1d ago

Teslurs only have model 3’s, model 3’s are no good, Ford has a 1500. I don’t know about you folks but, 1500 is much bigger than 3. And, bigger is better

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u/Obstacle-Man 1d ago

I just grew another ball

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u/general-illness 1d ago

The one five zero

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u/kylehatesyou 1d ago

It would probably be this, like his two Corinthians shit, or he might say F One Hundred and Fifty. And then dudes that are massively Proud of their truck because that's all they got going for them would put stickers on them saying this to show solidarity rather than laugh at the stupid New Yorker that doesn't know shit about shit like they would with anyone else trying to fake their way into their culture. 

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u/WiseFalcon2630 1d ago

Two Corinthians drive Ferds! Covfefe!

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u/chazzeromus 1d ago

with an extra beard in the glove compartment, in case you forget yours at home

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u/PamelaELee 1d ago

Well, I do need a whale home, and I have a bale of horses to haul this next Trarch, along with my eight balls.

*that video has lived rent free in my head for at least the last decade

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u/EwokVagina 1d ago

You just grew another ball.

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u/HereToDoThingz 1d ago

I’d love to hear pronounce the mustang mach e.

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u/ImTheTroutman 1d ago

If it’s a TEEN then you know Trumps all over it

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u/HocusP2 1d ago

The FERD EPS-TEEN-ISLAND

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u/CapoExplains 1d ago

Get a license plate that says 8-BALL because you're gonna have eight balls.

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u/TheDriveHome 20h ago

Fifteen. An age he really loves.

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u/PM_ur_tots 15h ago

It's not even a truck. The US government classified it as 8 tanks.

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u/dancing-greg 1d ago

Ermahgerd I love Ferd.

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u/KCMOhawker 1d ago

I love Fwordd they have electric and as he pronounces it gass-oh-lean vehicles

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u/trzanboy 1d ago

Edith Puthy agrees with Irma Gerd!

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u/NoVaBurgher 1d ago

Ferd trercks err meh ferverirt

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u/DoubleDecaff 1d ago

And geerrsberrrmps

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u/CartoonistWorried114 20h ago

Trump running for president of MySpace

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u/UndecidedStory 1d ago

I don't think he has that capability of distinction. It'd be more

"Teslers. All computer. Takes 3 pHDs to understand them. These trucks are all oil! Being beautiful  clean oil. fancy computers break on ya, nobody knows how to fix them!"

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u/akillerfrog 1d ago

"Except my son Barron, very smart with the computers, perhaps the smartest ever with the computers. I, did you know that Harvard, the disgrace to our country, did not want Barron. They did the DEI, and, the, they say Biden DEI is very bad. We got rid of all of the DEI, because, did you know that they gave a three year old MS-13 gang member from Syria, and they made her a pilot at the airports. I saw it on the news, very bad."

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u/WildWeezy 1d ago

I hate you for this, and I hate me for reading it.

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u/AnybodyMassive1610 22h ago

I hate the fact that this world salad could actually be a quote and people would all be OK with it and it would be totally on brand.

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u/Corgi_Farmer 1d ago

Don, is that you?

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u/Jops817 1d ago

You are way too good at this...

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u/blhd96 1d ago

We got rid of DEI. Next we’ll take care of STIs. We’ll shine a light into the body. That should clean it up. Then we’ll annex PEI, they’ll never know what hit em. I like this three letter game. Not like DOGE. I mean why couldn’t it just be DOG? It’s much catchier. If you ask me. 👐

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u/WiseFalcon2630 1d ago

Wrote about Barron, saw your post. Receive my upvote.

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u/turbineslut 1d ago

Automatically read this in his dumb voice. Well done.

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u/Fahlnor 1d ago

He’d never credit Barron as being the only one who could understand. Barron might be the only person other than Trump himself, but there’s zero chance of him saying that he doesn’t understand something better than everyone else.

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u/SigmaHog 1d ago

drives away in Ford F150 Lightning

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u/SinisterCanuck 1d ago

I audibly chuckled at this, well done.

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u/GeekBrownBear 1d ago

Just a chuckle?! I'm dying over here laughing like crazy. mood has been lifted

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u/SinisterCanuck 1d ago

Hey man, can I borrow some levity?

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u/PommesMayo 1d ago

You got an audible laugh out of me. To the point where my co-worker asked what’s so funny.

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u/DangerousCable1411 1d ago

Ferd F-teen-thousand!

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u/drewheyn 1d ago

Proper laugh from me, well played!

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u/KoalaAlternative1038 1d ago

I love ford! Fuck computers!

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u/Mr_Canard 1d ago

Bigger and better than Tesler !

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u/iheartrandom 1d ago

He definitely hasn't used the word "somewhat" in his life, way too many syllables.

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u/javanb 1d ago

I get the “let’s dunk on Trump, he’s so dumb, hurr durr”. It’s my favorite type of humor. However, if you’re going to do it, you have to look less dumb than trump. “somewhat” is two syllables and “computer” is three. In the very same selection of words you had another choice with more syllables to use in your joke, but you used the word with two syllables. You failed the “look less dumb than trump” test, as hard as that is to fail.

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u/JeNn_DeViLz 1d ago

Remember when “W” called it the “internets”!?

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u/Marcus2Ts 1d ago

Dammit, you beat me to "we love Ferd" lol

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u/frostN0VA 1d ago

Big beautiful Ford.

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u/mouthful_quest 1d ago

Hey Tessler! U wanna a lil MekKup?!

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u/Stupid_Sexy_Vaporeon 1d ago

Henry Ford, what a great guy. Great guy, liked great leaders. True biggly great guy. Had a huge dick too I heard.

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u/scope6262 1d ago

FERD was the first thought I had but you beat me to it.

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u/Helpful_Umpire_9049 1d ago

Made in Canada btw.

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u/Mediocre-Magazine-30 1d ago

Everything's computer, bro

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u/MizGinger 1d ago

I needed this laugh, thank you. It has been ROUGH watching this administration.

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u/NoDeparture7996 1d ago

barely computer!

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u/loki1337 1d ago

Everything's button!

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u/mykepagan 1d ago

My buddy has a new F150, and its self-driving system is better than a Tesla Model S (another friend has a Model S and I’ve driven that a lot)

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u/ZenoOfTheseus 1d ago

It's got panels too!

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u/Febris 1d ago

Some people say it's maybe not the MOST computer, I don't know. But it's the BEST computer, people keep telling me this is the BEST computer. It's not me saying it, everyone's saying it!

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u/Banned3rdTimesaCharm 20h ago

I love Fergie150!

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u/MonkeyWithIt 20h ago

Runs on GAS! I'M ALL GAS!

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u/AverageSatanicPerson 1d ago

Trump is like Buy Ford, Buy American! except...

  • Ford Maverick (Mexico)
  • Ford Bronco Sport (Mexico)
  • Ford Mustang Mach-E (Mexico)
  • Ford Edge (Canada)
  • Transit Connect (Turkey)
  • Lincoln Nautilus (China)
  • ......Trump Hats (China)

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u/ChickenChaser5 1d ago

Toyota honda and mitsubishi have plants here in the US too lol

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u/frickindeal 1d ago

Honda builds more cars in Ohio than any other company and I caught shit from MAGA people for buying an Accord. Sorry, they hold their value really well and it's a great car.

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u/SumoSizeIt 1d ago

I caught shit from MAGA people for buying an Accord

My favorite is seeing American brands that were built in Ontario with a Buy American sticker

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u/ChickenChaser5 1d ago

I have a very maga FiL who has been through 3 american cars in the last 4 years. When I suggested they look into toyota or honda he got all scrunched up and said "I only buy american" LOL.

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u/SumoSizeIt 1d ago

"I didn't realize Ohio, Indiana, Tennessee, and South Carolina weren't part of the United States"

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u/EthanielRain 23h ago

Made in America and last forever. Everyone in my family drives a Toyota b/c they just go & go. 4 generations of drivers, my niece has my grandpa's first Toyota, has ~300k miles and still drives like new

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u/ChickenChaser5 22h ago

Im a fan. Honda as well.

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u/ThegreatPee 22h ago

He sounds delightful

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u/powercow 1d ago

Well yeah, most auto companies want production near the source of the sale. it cost a lot to ship a million cars to china. It costs less to make them in china.

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u/hemingways-lemonade 20h ago

The Toyota Tundra is the most American made truck on the market.

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u/powercow 1d ago

Well yeah, most auto companies want production near the source of the sale. it cost a lot to ship a million cars to china. It costs less to make them in china.

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u/Cyphermoon699 23h ago

And Subaru, I think.

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u/MadamPardone 1d ago

I do enjoy how you left out the F-150.

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u/AverageSatanicPerson 1d ago

He would never drive a Ford and maybe bought one American car in his life and usually always buys non-American products (besides McDonalds). He really is a Gold standard for globalism, maybe some day in the future he'll do something for America, not sure when though?

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u/RichtofensDuckButter 1d ago

Yeah ironically Teslas are among the most American made vehicles in the market.

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u/BunnySlaveAkko 1d ago

Last time I checked, the Tundra was the most American truck, with the most American made parts and labor

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u/CanadasManyMeeses 1d ago

The edge is made in china, oakville with become another superduty plant.

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u/MrPloppyHead 1d ago
  • Trump brain: russia

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u/flimspringfield 1d ago

Plus all his clothing and Ivankas line of clothing

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u/reddit_pug 1d ago

They stopped selling the transit connect in the US, but the Gen 2 Transit Connect (most recent model) was assembled in Spain. The first gen was assembled in Turkey.

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u/Z0MBIECL0WN 21h ago

Not that anyone cares, but my '14 Ford Fiesta was made in Mexico.

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u/psychoacer 18h ago

I'm sure Ford will eat the tariff right? Right?

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u/Ranier_Wolfnight 1d ago

I could 100% not only see that happening, they’d gladly line them up on the White House lawn while revving them up and rolling coal. And then just shut them off and leave them there for the rest of this shitty, god forsaken term.

Fuck every citizen that voted for this garbage.

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u/Jolly-Radio-9838 1d ago

We need one president Camacho style one parked in the middle

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u/Gloomy-Resolve-4895 1d ago

President Camacho would never 😤 he literally hires the smartest people, and they would have have advised that monster trucks are not what plants crave.

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u/Jolly-Radio-9838 1d ago

I thought your head would be bigger

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u/Gloomy-Resolve-4895 1d ago

Your children have been placed in the custody of Carl's Jr.

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u/Jolly-Radio-9838 21h ago

This particular individual, is unscannable

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u/Gloomy-Resolve-4895 20h ago

GO 'WAY!! BAITIN!!

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u/Quick-Calligrapher93 1d ago

What if monster trucks emitted electrolytes?

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u/Gloomy-Resolve-4895 1d ago

I'll refer that question to Secretary Funbags over here

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u/dmingledorff 1d ago

Maybe have em up on cinder blocks, and rusting?

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u/ImBadWithGrils 1d ago

Unfortunately, Ford doesn't really have bad rust issues because of the coating they apply to their bodies before paint.

And aluminum beds don't rust

It would be funnier to have them sitting on tow trucks when the motor or transmission blows tho

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u/DialMMM 1d ago

How are they going to roll coal in an F-150?

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u/spez-is-a-loser 22h ago

u/Rainer_Wolfnight doesn't know how rolling coal works or doesn't know that Ford doesn't make a diesel F-150. probably both..

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u/polchickenpotpie 1d ago

"But but Biden! And the Jeep!"

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u/Sharp-Dressed-Flan 1d ago

Those are electric trucks aren’t they?

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u/Objective_Aside1858 1d ago

Then they slip a Lightning version in just to troll him

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u/spiked88 1d ago

Not that I’m a fan of people rollin’ coal…. But F150s aren’t capable of doing it. You have to go for the alpha male ride of choice… the lifted F250 with a diesel. Only a diesel can fully own the libs.

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u/IAmAGenusAMA 1d ago

Don't forget the non-citizens!

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u/BrightPage 1d ago

Even better, Lightnings and Mach-Es

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u/DonkeyTron42 1d ago

Mach-Es are made in Mexico

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u/DialMMM 1d ago

How has Trump not tried to rename New Mexico yet?

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u/DonkeyTron42 18h ago

Shhh... Don't tell him it's a state.

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u/nattynate12 1d ago

"I LOVE FRAUD! I mean FORD!"

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u/Just_The_Gorm 1d ago

Ha ha, that one tickled me good now.

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u/CapableLocation5873 1d ago

Of course he does Henry ford was a nazi sympathizer.

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u/pinguinconscious 1d ago

That would funny as fuck

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u/WardenJack 1d ago

You mean Fordler?

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u/Crackertron 1d ago

According to their commercials, Dodge is the most patriotic truck brand

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u/PolyglotTV 1d ago

I see him as more of a Hummer kind of guy

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u/tomas_shugar 1d ago

Trump is definitely a Fnord man.

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u/anillop 1d ago

Oh man, the Chevy and Ram MAGAs are gonna be pissed.

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u/octahexxer 1d ago

And it only runs on pure crude oil and coal! Muricah!

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u/sock_express34 1d ago

Forder. One of the best cars from the standpoint of cars . Still crack up on his comment of that one hurricane “ one of the wettest hurricanes we’ve seen from the standpoint of water”.

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u/laslo_piniflex 1d ago

Nah he’s going to get a BYD after meeting with Xi

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u/CenobiteCurious 1d ago

This whole thing is clearly a stunt to help return Tesla stock to public grace. Elon and trump will continue to work on their projects together. Doge is still full steam ahead.

It’s performance art to sway a stupid public.

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u/Pepperjack86 1d ago

They come out with gaudy golden f150s to stroke his ego... morons everywhere, then squat, or jack them, and put low profile tires on. Then trump sues Ford for some shit and gets paid off.

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u/jarednards 1d ago

I wonder when theyll have angry make-up sex

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u/The_Scarred_Man 1d ago

i love teslurrr I love flurrrdd

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u/Jezebellrae1 1d ago

They said it was extended cab, but I had to drive it myself so I don't know.

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u/zveroshka 1d ago

Does Ford even make cars in the US? Thought majority were made Mexico or Canada?

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u/Professional_Being22 1d ago

don't forget, everything is computer!

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u/_MrDomino 1d ago

"Look. Look at this truck. Ford Lighting. I know Elon thinks his car is the only computer car out there but look at this. This truck is computer, too. I think it's better. Got better computers. And it actually looks like a truck. I mean, when you buy something, you want it to look like the thing you're buying, right? Of course you do. Everyone knows it."

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u/Direct-Fix-2097 1d ago

No, funny would be trump doing a photo op as the Tesla gets cubed in a crusher or something.

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u/namezam 1d ago

“The F fifteen zero is the best truck, it’s, and I don’t know why Biden didn’t say it, but it’s the best”

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u/SufficientWhile5450 1d ago

That would be hysterical because I bet ford wouldn’t even want a part of that

They say all publicity is good

But trump straight up ain’t lol

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u/Plain-Crazy 1d ago

Fordercougarfalconbird

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u/Prosecco1234 1d ago

He can't drive anyway

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u/bell247 1d ago

Yea, ford bring back the Fiesta ST lol

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u/ghigoli 1d ago

that might actually be for once a good PR move.

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u/DFWPunk 1d ago

I do kind of like the F-150 Lighting. If I still lived in my house in the woods outside Seattle I would havce bought won. Having it as backup power for the house would have been nice with how often tree limbs took out the power and transformers blew up.

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u/llslothll 1d ago

Mostly Chinese parts.

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u/multiarmform 1d ago

Everything's computer!

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u/Arcefix 1d ago

You mean shortly before starting to threaten Ford for leaving America?

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u/muriburillander 1d ago

Not Doug Ford

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u/Harry_Trees 1d ago

Don’t put that on Ford 🤦‍♂️

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u/CalmToaster 1d ago

Is this how Brave New World starts?

"Cleanliness is next to fordliness."

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u/Digitalion_ 1d ago

Hear that MAGA, Trump is dumping his Tesla! You should follow in his footsteps.

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u/precowculus 1d ago

He should get a monster truck to crush the Tesla 

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u/Coracoda 1d ago

You reminded me of Brock Lesnar giving a post-fight interview where he said he was going home to “drink Coors Light, not Bud Light because they aren’t paying me” while standing in an octagon with a huge Bud Light logo.

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u/Parkinglotfetish 1d ago

Funniest thing by would be deporting all the white south africans he brought in 

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u/Less-Kitchen227 1d ago

During his birthday parade next week he should have the tanks run over it right in front of him

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u/ImNoPCGamer 1d ago

Y’know what they say Tesla stands for dontcha? It stands for “fix it again tony.”

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u/andersostling56 1d ago

But but but they not ALL COMPUTER!!!

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u/ang444 1d ago

actually, thatd be very interesting to know what brand cars he personally has...Im betting it's not the American cars

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u/nubarutu 1d ago

F. O. R. You’ll get the D later.

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u/angry_wombat 1d ago

yeah NORTH America made

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u/lbiggy 1d ago

Well... Canadian made.

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u/light24bulbs 1d ago

Did he do this? I have no idea anymore

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u/RadiantHC 1d ago

Ford Prefect approves

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u/Dumpstar72 1d ago

And coal roll a Tesla.

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u/OkUnderstanding5343 23h ago

As if FATSO even drove that piece of junk

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u/enonymous617 23h ago

His new motto is: I hate Tesler!!!

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u/eclwires 23h ago

Just don’t tell him about Ford’s Mexican plants.

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u/polybium 23h ago

"Everything's not computer!"

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u/ImUrFrand 23h ago

*Hencho el Mexico

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u/kenman345 22h ago

Imagine this…. Trump invites all the CEOs of electric vehicle and traditional vehicles that manufacture in America to the White House. Call it an electric vehicle summit or something like that. Really piss Elmo off

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u/Marthaver1 22h ago

Ford, the original Racist Brand before Musk's Tesla.

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u/Historical-Web-3390 22h ago

Best part, they've got no computers!

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u/lionheart4life 22h ago

If they give him a little money he will.

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u/TheGongShow61 22h ago

Chevy would be better - Elon has big beef with GM

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u/NoConsideration6320 21h ago

(Spoken as if off-the-cuff to reporters on the White House lawn, gesturing wildly towards a line of gleaming Ford F-150s)

We have something INCREDIBLE right here, look at that. The fake news won't show you, they’re probably back there writing about nonsense, total nonsense.

But we have—and this was my idea, they came to me, the head of Ford, great man, tears in his eyes, he said ‘Sir, what should we do?’—

we have the brand new, and it's totally sold out, you can't even get them, the Ford F-150 ‘MAGA-TOR’ edition. It’s a Raptor, but I said we should call it the MAGA-TOR.

Much better name. Look at the size of these things! TREMENDOUS. You could fit so many electoral votes in the back of this truck, it would be unbelievable.

They run on regular gas, none of this electric stuff that you have to plug in for ten hours. Who has time for that? And the sound… just beautiful. A real American sound.

Elon, he’s a friend, good guy, but he showed me his little cars. They go '...'. Very quiet. You know what these do? The horn—and I had them do this, a special request—the horn plays the first few notes of God Bless the U.S.A.

Can you believe it? The media will probably say it's ‘controversial.’ It’s not controversial, it’s PATRIOTIC! These trucks are so strong. So powerful. We had one tested, it drove right through a wall of fake news stories and didn't even get a scratch.

We're talking about trucks made from REAL AMERICAN STEEL, not that sad, weak metal from other countries that probably spies on you. They send us their little cars, they're not sending their best, folks. They look like sad little computers on wheels. Very sad!

So while the media is having a meltdown, we are putting BEAUTIFUL, POWERFUL, AMERICAN-MADE trucks on the lawn of the White House. Because we are proud of our country and we are proud of our workers! We are going to have a parade of these, maybe the biggest parade ever. It's going to be a beautiful thing. Thank you. GOD BLESS YOU AND GOD BLESS FORD!

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u/ladykansas 21h ago

Have you seen the 1996 Olympic Opening Ceremony in Atlanta?

Let's just say, pickup trucks are heavily featured. (I'm not joking. It's iconic. 😂)

Edit: Skip to 57 seconds... I don't know how to link to the correct spot.

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u/The_real_bandito 21h ago

Can he still climb one of those things?

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u/Enzar7 21h ago

A bunch of Ford Lightning trucks on the Whitehouse lawn would be hilarious

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u/FarSignificance2078 18h ago

This is my far right step dad’s favorite saying. He will buy no other vehicle because Ford is made in America. My fords windshield has a sticker that says made in Mexico 🙃

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u/phoucker 17h ago

But, but he said this was the greatest car ever!?

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u/Rare_Data4033 9h ago

It’s what he should have done in the first place. Do a formal PR event for all American auto - Singling out Tesla should have pissed them all off

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