The profitability of Tesla Inc. could be severely impacted under the second Trump administration, with a potential 40% decrease.

The people set to shape tech policy in Trump’s administration have embraced Musk and joined in bashing big social-media firms.

A highly decorated Army soldier who fatally shot himself just before an explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck at the Trump hotel in Las Vegas left a note saying it was a stunt to serve as “wake up call” for the country’s ills.

Donald Trump broke his silence following an explosion involving a Tesla Cybertruck outside his Las Vegas hotel. According to the New York Post, the New Year’s Day (Jan. 1) incident was the act of Army veteran Matthew Livelsberger.

The suspicious blast is being investigated as a possible terrorist attack, three senior law enforcement members briefed on the matter told NBC News.

STORY: A Tesla Cybertruck exploded outside the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas Wednesday morning. Las Vegas police released this video of the blast, which killed the driver and injured several others.

Elon Musk stated the explosion was due to "very large fireworks and/or a bomb" in the truck's bed and not related to the vehicle itself.

Elon Musk has said the "evil knuckleheads" behind the Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside Donald Trump 's Las Vegas hotel picked the "wrong vehicle for a terrorist attack" as the car limited the damage inflicted. Newsweek has contacted Tesla for comment via email outside of regular working hours.

Tesla’s global annual sales have fallen for the first time in more than a dozen years. It's a blow to a stock that has soared since Donald Trump's election and its CEO billionaire became a top policy adviser to the president elect.

Tesla shareholders may want to begin paying attention to who is really running the EV giant, one prominent investor says.

CEO Elon Musk bet on Donald Trump winning the November election, and investors jumped on the Tesla bandwagon after discovering he bet right. The election results helped drive Tesla shares sharply higher to end the year.