Shares of the electric-vehicle maker have rallied over the last couple of days, but the stock has been in a mostly downward spiral since hitting a record high in mid-December. Most of that damage has come since President Trump’s inauguration on Jan.

Of course, Trump was once a sharp critic of Musk, too, which is especially notable given how tight the pair are now. A look at some of Trump's comments on EVs — and Musk: Trump marked Christmas 2023 with a social media post lumping “All Electric Car Lunacy” in with a number of political enemies that he said “are looking to destroy our once great USA.