In response to a California county mandate keeping Tesla’s car production on hold until June 1, billionaire CEO Elon Musk said on Twitter that he would file a lawsuit contesting the order and move the carmaker’s headquarters. “Tesla is filing a lawsuit against Alameda County immediately. The unelected & ignorant ‘Interim Health Officer’ of Alameda is acting contrary to the Governor, the President, our Constitutional freedoms & just plain common sense!” he tweeted. “Frankly, this is the final straw. Tesla will now move its HQ and future programs to Texas/Nevada immediately.” Musk has downplayed the seriousness of the coronavirus pandemic, calling it “dumb,” and raging against lockdown orders on Twitter.
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