Tesla’s woes are a rare example of bad press that does harm the brand, because CEO Elon Musk’s public profile is so opposed to its environmentalist image.

Musk doesn’t value the opinions of other people, LinkedIn MSFT co-founder Reid Hoffman, who worked with Musk in the early days of PayPal PYPL in 2000, said in a recent interview with “The Rest Is Money” podcast.

Squinting in the sun with Elon Musk, Trump stood next to five Tesla vehicles, holding a piece of paper with handwritten notes about their features and costs. Trump said he would purchase a car himself at full price.