Ted Cruz: “Elon Musk started what became the largest electric vehicle…”

“You know, we've seen for the better part of a decade the left screaming that climate change is going to end humanity and nothing matters more than stopping the internal combustion engine and moving to electric vehicles. Elon Musk started what became the largest electric vehicle manufacturer in the world, Tesla. And five years ago, Elon was a hero to the left. And then he had the temerity to actually speak the truth, to support Donald Trump, to speak up against …” (00:34–00:41)

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