Rachel Maddow was at it again Thursday night, misleading her audience with yet another baseless accusation of “corruption.” This time, she claimed that President Trump handed Elon Musk a $400 million contract to supply the U.S. government with armored Tesla vehicles.
🚨 The problem? The deal was never finalized—and it was initiated under Joe Biden’s administration, not Trump’s.
RACHEL MADDOW: So, the taxpayers of the U.S. will now buy armored Tesla production units? This is PROFOUNDLY CORRUPT. Definitely not RIPPING us all off.
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) February 14, 2025
WATTERS: That contract was awarded to Elon Musk by… Joe Biden.pic.twitter.com/YmsfekJgmt
As Mediaite reports:
In a five-minute segment on Wednesday, Maddow presented a copy of the State Department procurement plan for 2025 that contained an item line for a proposed $400 million purchase of “armored Teslas.” While the report named Tesla, it did not specify which vehicle the agency hoped to buy.
The document resurfaced that day after Drop Site News and The New York Times reported that the Trump administration had published a revised version of the document removing any mention of Tesla; the vehicles now described generically as “armored electric vehicles.”
Still, for several straight minutes, Maddow mocked the vehicle as a “paperweight” and mocked the idea as a taxpayer-funded giveaway to Musk and a conflict of interest. Musk, a top MAGA donor who pumped more than $250 million into Trump’s re-election campaign, was tapped by the new president to lead the administration’s cost-cutting initiative, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
But what Maddow failed to mention was that the forecast document she cited was released in December 2024, under Biden. The host, instead, vaguely introduced the document as “the latest procurement forecast.”
The Facts vs. Maddow’s Fiction
–Maddow’s Claim: Trump orchestrated a sweetheart deal with Musk.
–Reality Check: The proposal for armored Teslas was first explored while Biden was in office.
–State Department Statement: No contract has been awarded to Tesla.
In an interview with Axios, a State Department official clarified the initial, breathless claims made by liberal sources: “No government contract has been awarded to Tesla or any other vehicle manufacturer to produce armored electric vehicles for the Department of State.”
Even more telling? The Trump administration actually put a stop to the plan, making Maddow’s rant even more detached from reality.
Maybe it’s time for MSNBC to do some fact-checking before airing another misleading segment.
The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the positions of American Liberty News.
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Somebody sue the shit out of Madcow and msnbc. Truth and integrity are not words they are familiar with.
Nothing will change the Deep State Democrats or the mediaites that do nothing but LIE, LIE, LIE about Trump. But then they lied about Biden too. They are all a bunch of equal opportunity liars..However they lie in hopes of destroying President Trump, but lied to BOOST Biden who has been the worst President in my lifetime and I am 80 years old.
She needs to publicly state she was totally wrong and state the true facts or have her resign and have her replacement do it .People have lost all faith in the legacy news, and this unchecked garbage by a deep state operative is why. you haVE A VERY SHORT TIME TO SAVE YOUR BUSINESS BY TURNING IT AROUND AND REPORTING ONLY UNBIASED TRUTH
Mad Maddow needs to go the way of where the View and their so called panel needs to go. OFF THE AIR WAVES. Get rid of them and their programs.
Hey Madcow. Just quit and get on the life boat. Your network, and others like it, are sinking rapidly. Get out now.