If this were really his ploy, I think he'd get more mileage out of less contentious stunts, like making an electric monster car and using it to drive over ICE c

If this were really his ploy, I think he'd get more mileage out of less contentious stunts, like making an electric monster car and using it to drive over ICE cars at county fairs, ...or something like that. The political tweeting seems like a bad idea as a sales stunt, so I suspect he's mostly genuine with the political stuff.