• The tit-for-tat between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and President Donald Trump sent shares of the EV maker into free-fall Thursday in an epic stock plunge that wiped out tens of billions from Musk’s wealth.

Tesla shareholders went on a roller-coaster ride on Thursday as the leader of the free world and the richest man on the globe traded jabs online, wiping out $152 billion in market capitalization for the EV maker.

It was the biggest-ever hit to the car company, whose stock has become a referendum on the public perception of its CEO, Elon Musk, who was the de facto leader of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) before abruptly leaving last week over opposition to President Donald Trump’s spending bill.

Then on Thursday, Musk made it personal.

Tesla shares started plummeting shortl

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