Tesla stock soars in post-election rally
Tesla stock has extended its post-election rally, shooting up almost 8% on Monday after surging nearly 30% last week following Republican Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election.
CEO Elon Musk has closely aligned himself with Trump, pouring some $130 million into the Republican’s campaign amid speculation that he will receive an official title in the new administration.
Tesla’s post-election surge also saw it topping $1 trillion in market value for the first time in two years. The latest gains make Tesla worth more than the next 15 biggest carmakers combined, according to Forbes. Musk’s personal wealth has also rocketed past $300 billion since Trump’s win.
The last time Tesla shares closed above $350 was in April 2022 just after Musk announced plans to buy Twitter (now X) for $44 million.
Trump suggested multiple times during his campaign that Musk could be given an official role in his administration, saying that the billionaire CEO could be put in charge of “government efficiency.”
Musk has long been warning that the US is spiraling towards bankruptcy, urging “a radical reduction of government expenditures” and asserting that spending has been stoking inflation.
According to the Financial Times, any role in advising Trump will be structured to allow him to keep control of his companies Tesla, X, SpaceX, xAI and Neuralink. He aims to “exert power by installing longtime deputies, engineering experts, financial backers and ideological partners at government agencies,” the Times wrote.
ABC News reported on Monday, citing sources, that Musk has been with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida “nearly every day” since the election and has been weighing in on staffing decisions for the new administration.
It was previously reported that Musk was present on a call between Trump and Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky the day after the election. Following the call, Musk posted on X that the conflict in Ukraine “will end soon” and that “time is up for the warmonger profiteers,” though he did not confirm any participation in the call. Sources had told ABC this week that Musk also joined a call between Trump and Türkiye’s President Erdogan.
