The State Department had been in talks with Elon Musk’s Tesla company to buy armored electric vehicles, but the plans have been put on hold by the Trump administration after reports emerged about a po

The U.S. State Department has quietly revised a planned purchase of “Armored Tesla” vehicles worth $400 million by removing any direct reference to Elon Musk’s electric car company. Originally disclosed in a December 2025 procurement forecast,

The case is a reminder of how much of Musk’s wealth comes from taxpayers. His companies have government contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars a year.