Trump’s Automobile Antics: The Road to Controversy and TikTok Tango!

In a twist straight out of a reality TV show, former President Donald Trump is pondering the great political strategy of the century: possibly ditching the $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit. Yep, folks, you heard that right! Trump claims he has his eyebrow raised at the effectiveness of these incentives, quipping that they could be about as useful as a screen door on a submarine. While he hasn’t hit the cancel button just yet, he’s all about mixing things up in the auto market; let’s bring in gasoline guzzlers, hybrids, and every tech under the sun. Why not?

Next on Trump’s agenda — or should we say circus act? — are tariffs on cars made in Mexico because apparently, ‘they’re robbing our automotive cradle.’ His plan? To make the Big Three automakers shift their gears back to the good ol’ USA. It’s like he wants to build a giant automobile treehouse, and everyone’s invited, as long as they’re hiring American workers. Castro-style car factories, anyone?

But hold onto your hats, because Trump isn’t just steering the car industry; he’s also taking aim at tech. He took a swing at Google, calling it ‘the Wild West,’ where all the outlaws gather. Shocking, especially coming from a former president! And while a judge has slapped Google with a ‘monopoly, bad dog!’ mandate, Trump didn’t quite lay out a plan to chain them up or set them free.

Then, of course, there’s the TikTok saga — a real-life soap opera where freedom of speech meets Chinese tech drama. Trump thinks banning TikTok might be like getting rid of that pesky itch; it’s complicated! He suggested that ByteDance could simply sell off its U.S. assets like a yard sale gone wrong. Here’s an idea: what if that included throwing in a few dancers with the deal? TikTok has been on Team Trump’s good side, so who knows?

So buckle up, folks, because whether you’re revving up for the next round of electric cars or dancing your way through social media chaos, Trump’s got a colorful playbook lined up — and it’s bound to keep us entertained!