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Harsh words from a potty-mouthed Democratic politician might have helped push Tesla’s headquarters out of the Golden State.
Tesla chief executive Elon Musk hinted Friday that a ‘F*ck Elon Musk’ tweet posted by State Assembly member Lorena Gonzalez in May 2020 inspired him to move the company to Texas.
The billionaire confirmed his motivations in a response to a Tesmanian.com article called ‘Tesla Moved its HQ to Texas Following Explicit Offer from California Assemblywoman.’
‘Exactly,’ Musk tweeted.
The 50-year-old tech genius said last Thursday that Tesla’s headquarters were moving from Palo Alto, California, to Austin, Texas to take advantage of the state’s lack of personal income tax.
California Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez called Tesla's Elon Musk out on Twitter last May
The politician slammed the 50-year-old billionaire for flouting local COVID-19 mandates
He was also following through on a promise he made more than a year ago in response to California’s strict coronavirus guidelines.
But it seems Gonzalez’s Twitter criticism might have also played a role in Tesla’s rehoming.
Gonzalez publicly called Musk out for defying state and local COVID-19 mandates.
He violated local health orders in May 2020 when he reopened Tesla’s California factory during a lockdown, drawing the ire of Gonzalez.
