Elon Musk hit back at President Joe Biden on Wednesday, saying Tesla's Model 3 is the most manufactured American car in the country.<\/p>\n
The Tesla CEO was replying to Biden's tweet last week about making federal government vehicles electric, offering more manufacturing jobs, and building supply chains in the US.<\/p>\n
\"We're making \"buy American\" a reality not just a promise,\" Biden tweeted.<\/p>\n
Musk responded twice to the president's tweet on Wednesday first, he linked to a US Today article reporting that Tesla's Model 3 was the first electric vehicle to reach number one in Cars.com's 2021 American-Made Index (AMI), meaning it contributes the most to the US economy.<\/p>\n
Musk wrote in the tweet caption, \"[ahem].\"<\/p>\n
Five hours later, the billionaire tweeted in reply to Biden's tweet again, saying: \"Model 3 is literally the most made in America car in well of course America.\"<\/p>\n
Musk has criticized Biden over the past few months for leaving out Tesla, while praising Ford and General Motors.<\/p>\n
The Tesla CEO has calledthe president \"a damp sock puppet in human form\" after Biden posted a video on Twitter, saying that GM and Ford were making more electric vehicles in the US than ever before without mentioning Tesla.<\/p>\n
\"Starts with a T, Ends with an A, ESL in the middle,\" Musk also tweeted in response to Biden's video.<\/p>\n
In early February, Biden said in a speech that Tesla was America's \"largest electric-vehicle manufacturer\" after facing callsto include the automaker in the national electric vehicle discussion.<\/p>\n
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