Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX) spent months attacking Tesla chief Elon Musk but then turning around and investing in Tesla stock when its share prices fell.
\n\nGonzalez has been blasting Musk for more than a year, at least as far back as February of 2025 when he ripped the businessman for his “incredibly concerning” efforts to cut government spending with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
\n\nTesla stock crashed by almost half between January and April of that year as Democrats continued applying political pressure on the electric car company in response to Musk’s cooperation with President Donald Trump and his administration’s cost-cutting efforts.
\n\nBut even as he continued to indulge the Democrats’ anti-Musk campaign, Gonzalez was quietly on a Tesla stock buying spree and purchased about $65,000 of Tesla stock on March 4. And by March 12, Gonzalez purchased as much as $100,000 more in Tesla stock.
\n\nGonzalez was also ecstatic when Musk and Trump had a very public fallout early this year, and he previously celebrated Musk’s fall from grace after the Tesla boss publicly supported Gonzalez’s opponent, Mayra Flores, in 2022.
\n\nTesla is not the only stock Gonzalez made out on after participating in attacks ahead of prices…
Original source: https://www.breitbart.com/tech/
