Despite Elon Musk's close ties to Trump, Tesla's CFO admits the president's tariffs plan would impact 'business and profitability'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : The President has already shown a willingness to impose tariffs on non-conforming countries, as evidenced by the 25% tariffs nearly imposed on Colombia when its president didn't military planes transporting undocumented immigrants to land in the country.
52% : On the campaign trail, Trump promised tariffs as high as 60% on the world's second-largest economy.
49% : Musk put $100 million toward getting Trump elected and is now the head of the advisory Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) looking to cut trillions from the federal budget.
47% : Earlier this month CATL was added to a Pentagon blacklist because the Department of Defense believes it is helping modernize China's military.
31% : Taneja's comments come as Tesla's stock has skyrocketed nearly 60% since the election that returned Musk ally Trump to the White House.
29% : It's unclear how Tesla will be affected by any tariffs imposed by Trump.
24% : Even though CEO Elon Musk is in Trump's inner circle, Tesla CFO Vaibhav Taneja said Wednesday that the EV maker could be affected by tariffs imposed by Trump.

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