Yeah, the idea that Trump won't try to make him whole somehow if the trends continue their downward trajectory seems hard to believe. I wouldn't be surprised if Trump mandates Tesla purchase quotas for GSA gov, which seems to manage the portal for vehicle purchases for fed agencies and/or employees. And then as the cherry on top mandate that the USPS use Cybertrucks to deliver mail. Or make up the difference by giving Starlink and SpaceX additional contracts to make up the difference.
I think Musk is going to be thrown under the bus soon. Perfect scapegoat. Committed crimes Already has a reputation for being crazy. Isn't really well liked and is labeled a Nazi.
Would be so easy for Trump to say he's done a bunch of evil, "corrupt" shit and "didn't tell me", maybe even take some of his money.
He has put himself in a stupidly precarious situation.