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- Trump said at a rally on Saturday that he supports electric vehicles because Elon Musk endorsed him.
- However, he also criticized EV infrastructure and Biden's EV mandates.
- Musk has publicly backed Trump recently but denied a rumored $45 million donation.
Former President Donald Trump said he had "no choice" but to support electric vehicles after Tesla CEO Elon Musk "endorsed" him.
Trump then went on to criticize the EV industry at length.
Musk has long been a champion of the pivot to electric vehicles. His company, Tesla, has largely led the way in developing the industry, which for a time made Musk a darling of the climate-conscious left.