From watching the White House wrapup that aired on ABC World News Tonight, reasonable individuals can arrive at the conclusion that ABC is attempting to incite violence or some other adverse action against Tesla/SpaceX founder Elon Musk. An inflammatory intro from anchor David Muir led to an even more inflammatory report from former Chief Biden White House apple polisher Mary Bruce.
Watch this snippet from the broader report, and see for yourselves:
MARY BRUCE: Trump today dismissing the concerns of many Americans deeply unsettled by his new trade war but he expressed support and compassion for Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, whose Tesla stock has tanked 39% so far this year, Musk’s company losing about $700 billion in market value. The president today inviting Musk to pitch his luxury cars on the White House lawn, announcing he's buying one himself.
DONALD TRUMP: What's your best of these cars? What do you think?
ELON MUSK: Well the car that I drive is the Model S Plaid.
TRUMP: Which is that one?
MUSK: That red one in the middle.
TRUMP: I like that. Yeah.
MUSK: Yeah.
BRUCE: But while Trump was boosting Musk at The White House, on Main Street many American small businesses now bracing for the next phase in the president's trade war.
After spending years foisting electric cars upon the American public and gleefully promoting related mandates as enacted by the Biden administration, the media are now referring to them as “luxury cars.” What a difference an Elon derangement makes.
There were a total of three utterances suggesting that President Donald Trump doesn't care about Americans suffering but cares deeply about the fortunes of Elon Musk. Prior to the clip above, there was David Muir during the introduction:
DAVID MUIR: President Trump breaking his silence on the market chaos, today saying it doesn't concern him. He expressed concern for Elon Musk at The White House, whose Tesla stock has plunged 39% so far this year.
And then there was the opening to Mary Bruce’s video package:
MARY BRUCE: Standing next to the world's richest man and the architect of his plan to lay off thousands of American workers, President Trump tonight dismissing the turmoil of Wall Street that sent stocks plunging nearly 500 points today…
Combine the three quotes and this is what the report boils down to:
ABC World News Tonight doing their level best to incite violence against @elonmusk pic.twitter.com/DpIxc1kOZ8
— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) March 12, 2025
“Trump doesn’t care about you but cares about Elon” might as well have come from a Democrat comms shop and pasted on those weird State of the Union paddles. This wasn’t news reporting so much as it was hyper partisan propaganda.
At a time when there are already destructive protests at Tesla dealerships and outright vandalism of Teslas on the road, the reporting on display is nothing short of reckless, politically slanted, and stands as a clear incitement of violence against Musk. Never have the underlying reasons for America’s massive distrust of media been so clearly crystalized in a single news story.
Click “expand” to view the full transcript of the aforementioned report as aired on ABC World News Tonight on Tuesday, March 11th, 2025:
DAVID MUIR: And we begin tonight with the economy. The Dow dropping nearly 500 points today, down 1,300 in two days. President Trump late today in front of cameras pushing forward with his tariffs, dismissing concerns about the plunging markets. And tonight, tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports into the U.S. will face 25% tariffs as of midnight tonight. The Dow closing down 478 points today at 41,433. It comes after the worst one-day loss of the year yesterday and over two days, a loss of more than 1,300 points. President Trump breaking his silence on the market chaos, today saying it doesn't concern him. He expressed concern for Elon Musk at The White House, whose Tesla stock has plunged 39% so far this year. The president working to try to boost the sales of Teslas, with Teslas right there parked in front of The White House. Across this country tonight, many Americans and many small business owners are growing more concerned over the stock market, tariffs and where this goes from here. ABC's Chief White House Correspondent Mary Bruce leading us off tonight.
MARY BRUCE: Standing next to the world's richest man and the architect of his plan to lay off thousands of American workers, President Trump tonight dismissing the turmoil of Wall Street that sent stocks plunging nearly 500 points today, a two-day loss of more than 1,300 points.
REPORTER: Mr. President, when you look at the market selling off, that didn't concern you…
DONALD TRUMP: Nope.
REPORTER: …and where do you see it going?
TRUMP: Doesn't concern me. I think some people are going to make great deals on stocks and bonds and all the things they buy.
BRUCE: Trump saying he bears no responsibility for the economic uncertainty, though his own words sparked the selloff when he refused to rule out the possibility of a recession.
MARIA BARTIROMO: Are you expecting a recession this year?
TRUMP: I hate to predict things like that. There is a period of transition because what we're doing is very big. We're bringing wealth back to America. That's a big thing. And there are always periods of -- it takes a little time. It takes a little time. But I don’t- I think it should be great for us.
BRUCE: But today when pressed by our Karen Travers, a different answer.
KAREN TRAVERS: Do you think there will be a recession?
TRUMP: I don't see it at all. I think this country is going to boom. But as I said, I can do it the easy way or the hard way. The hard way to do it is exactly what I'm doing, but the results are going to be 20 times greater.
BRUCE: Trump today dismissing the concerns of many Americans deeply unsettled by his new trade war but he expressed support and compassion for Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, whose Tesla stock has tanked 39% so far this year, Musk’s company losing about $700 billion in market value. The president today inviting Musk to pitch his luxury cars on the White House lawn, announcing he's buying one himself.
TRUMP: What's your best of these cars? What do you think?
ELON MUSK: Well the car that I drive is the Model S Plaid.
TRUMP: Which is that one?
MUSK: That red one in the middle.
TRUMP: I like that. Yeah.
MUSK: Yeah.
BRUCE: But while Trump was boosting Musk at The White House, on Main Street many American small businesses now bracing for the next phase in the president's trade war. Tonight at midnight, new 25% tariffs on aluminum and steel are set to go into effect. Economists say American businesses will pay the costs of those tariffs. Like High Wire Brewery in Asheville, North Carolina, where Adam Charnack says he expects prices to rise on the aluminum cans he needs for his beer.
ADAM CHARNACK: Our costs of goods have gone. Our cans have already gone up in price. Bottom line is, it's going to eat into a good part of our profits.
BRUCE: The U.S. imports more steel and aluminum from Canada than any other country and for a few hours today Trump escalated the trade war, threatening to raise the tariff to 50% after Ontario said it was going to start taxing electricity coming into the U.S. The two countries were able to negotiate a deal, but the 25% tariffs still set to go into effect at midnight. Earlier, Ontario's leader not mincing words.
DOUG FORD: Consumer confidence is down, the market’s tumbling. You know, there’s going to be plants closed in the U.S., assembly plants will shut down because they don't have the aluminum or they’ll be paying twice, three times as much. This is- this is absolute chaos created by one person, and that’s Donald Trump.
BRUCE: Again, David, that 25% tariff on aluminum and steel is set to go into effect at midnight tonight. Meanwhile, another headline tonight on Capitol Hill, the House just passing a bill to avoid a government shutdown, and now heads to the Senate where Republicans will need to get Democrats on board. And another big story breaking tonight, David, the Education Department is now starting massive layoffs, intending to fire half of its workforce. David.
MUIR: That story developing on the air tonight. Mary Bruce leading us off tonight. Mary. thank you.
