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Tesla shares tumble after Trump says DOGE should look at Elon Musk's subsidies

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President Donald Trump said in a late night social media post that the federal government should look into cutting subsidies for Elon Musk's companies.

"Elon may get more subsidy than any human being in history, by far, and without subsidies, Elon would probably have to close up shop and head back home to South Africa ," Trump said on Truth Social .

Tesla 's stock was down more than 5% in premarket trading Tuesday .

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