Elon Musk dares California to arrest him for defying lockdown
Tesla CEO restarts production at the company’s only US car production plant
12 May 2020 - 19:28
San Francisco — Tesla CEO Elon Musk restarted production at the company’s only US car plant, flouting county officials who ordered it to stay closed, and openly acknowledging he was risking arrest for himself and his employees.
“I will be on the line with everyone else,” Musk in a tweet Monday. “If anyone is arrested, I ask that it only be me.”..
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