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Donald Trump: “I did a little thing called the electric mandate.”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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Squawk Pod: President Donald J. Trump: America at 250 - 07/03/26 | Audio Only

Published | Video Starts at 34:11

Very good. I have a very good relationship with Elon. Elon and I had a little dispute because he backed me 100%. He liked me, still likes me. But I did a little thing called the electric mandate. We're not going to have an electric mandate where everybody has to have an electric car, where your beautiful son standing over there is mandated to have an electric car if he wants gas generated or gasoline generated or a hybrid. (34:11–34:15)

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