Guest last night of the show Everybody's Live With John MulaneyJoan Baez said his on American government and politics.
“You told me I could talk about everything,” Baez said to Mulaney. “We are here to do the stupid and have fun, and that's okay as long as we are aware that our democracy is in smoke and that we are managed by a group of incompetent billionaires”, a reference not only to President Donald Trump, but also to Elon Musk.
Since the beginning of the year Musk's Tesla has lost almost 45% of the value on the stock exchange, 15% only last Monday. Having or boycott the Tesla has become a political act since the entrepreneur took sides with Trump and took on an active role in the American administration. After supporting the German extreme right, the enrollments in Germany of the Tesla dropped by 70%. The numbers are also negative elsewhere in Europe and China, aggravated by problems Conla Model 3.
So, although not being able to drive, Trump bought a Tesla Model S, actually advertising the brand as “demonstration of trust and support against Elon Musk, a real great American who should not be punished for having put his extraordinary skills at the service of the project to make America again”. In the video that has spread, Trump defines the Tesla the best product in circulation. At his side, Musk with his son (here the reason why he takes him around).
Joan Baez also owned a Tesla, taken on the advice of his assistant. It lasted very little. “I hated her, but I thought I had to please her. Within three quarters of an hour I crashed into a oak in my property … I said to myself that it was a sign ».