Even after adding President Donald Trump to his list of Tesla (TSLA) customers, Elon Musk is still having a tough month. TSLA stock has fallen significantly over the past few weeks, raising concern among investors that Musk’s lack of presence at the automaker’s manufacturing facilities is causing problems.

In front of the White House as he looked over the Tesla vehicles, President Trump said he would not be allowed to drive his new car.

Of course, Trump was once a sharp critic of Musk, too, which is especially notable given how tight the pair are now. A look at some of Trump's comments on EVs — and Musk: Trump marked Christmas 2023 with a social media post lumping “All Electric Car Lunacy” in with a number of political enemies that he said “are looking to destroy our once great USA.