Tesla investors getting upset with Musk

With Musk and Trump no longer buddies, the Tesla CEO decided to dive deeper into the political world, announcing he was starting a new party.

The announcement cost Tesla stockholders dearly, with the stock dipping 7% that day.

Now, investors are calling on Musk to leave the political arena, and Musk has had some choice words for them.

A New Party

Musk announced that he was going to start a third party called the America Party.

Now, if I am being honest, I love the idea that he is putting out there in terms of the party strategy.

Focus on just a few key winnable seats, then hold them as leverage in key votes. Musk, by no means, is expecting to have a whirlwind impact on the election. But what he is trying to do is take seats that would give them leverage in big votes, making both parties have to come to the America Party for the deciding votes. It's a brilliant strategy.

If he can do that, his party might get a grip and become a true threat to the two-party system we have now.

Stock Dives

After Musk made his announcement, the stock took a massive hit, losing a whopping 7% for investors.

Musk, however, did not budge, announcing the party strategy on X, as well as getting everyone whipped up about the future.

Musk also continued to take shots at the members of Congress who supported the legislation.

Honestly, I would not be surprised to see Musk try to recruit Senator Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), who was bullied out of office over this legislation. When he initially resisted the BBB, Trump went after him hard, and rather than cave, Tillis decided to vote "no" and stated he would not be running for re-election in this toxic environment.

Shut Up!

Musk did not take very kindly to a post by Dan Ives, which suggested that there be oversight on political endeavors, as well as a few other guidelines for Musk to follow, including limiting Musk to 25% voting power.

Musk responded simply, “Shut up, Dan.”

Ives had also warned that Musk’s feud with Trump was "exactly the opposite of what Tesla shareholders want to see with a very important autonomous regulatory framework now on the horizon during the Trump administration."

Musk will not give up control. If anything, this may inspire him to start buying up more Tesla stock to have more control over it, not less. I get why investors are squirrely, but these dips never last long for Tesla, as there are plenty of people waiting to pounce on a bargain price.