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President Trump touts Tesla cars at White House. What does that mean ethically?

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President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speak to reporters as they sit in a red Model S Tesla vehicle on the South Lawn of the White House Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Washington. (Pool via AP)
President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speak to reporters as they sit in a red Model S Tesla vehicle on the South Lawn of the White House Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Washington. (Pool via AP)

On Tuesday, President Trump held a media event outside the White House with a fleet of Tesla cars and Elon Musk, the Tesla CEO who has been working with the Trump administration.

Here & Now's Robin Young looks at the ethical questions raised with Richard Painter, a former White House ethics lawyer under former President George W. Bush, and now a professor at the University of Minnesota Law School.

This segment aired on March 13, 2025.

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